
D.J. Wonnum
OLB
#98
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 26
Weight: 258 lbs
College: South Carolina
2023 SEASON
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Solo22
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SCK6
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FF0
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Recent Games
WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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1 | Buccaneers | L 17 - 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2 | @Eagles | L 28 - 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | Chargers | L 24 - 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | @Panthers | W 21 - 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
5 | Chiefs | L 20 - 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
6 | @Bears | W 19 - 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
7 | 49ers | W 22 - 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | @Packers | W 24 - 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
9 | @Falcons | W 31 - 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
10 | Saints | W 27 - 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
11 | @Broncos | L 20 - 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
12 | Bears | L 10 - 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
TOTAL | 59 | 28 | 96 | 60 | 156 | 79 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Biography
• Started 2 games and led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks.
• Sacked 2020 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay (11/1/20), 1 of only 20 sacks on the QB for the year and helped Vikings hand Packers their only home loss of the regular season.
OFF THE FIELD
• Brother, Dylan, plays OT for South Carolina.
• Graduated with bachelor's degree in sport and entertainment management in December 2019.
PRO
• Led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks and started final 2 games.
• Saw 1st NFL action at Indianapolis (9/20/20).
• Selected in the 4th round (#117 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the 1st of 2 DEs drafted by the Vikings.
• Is the highest-drafted DE by the Vikings since Danielle Hunter (88th overall) out of LSU in the 2015 NFL Draft.
• The SEC had 63 players drafted in 2020 (4 by the Vikings), the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.