D.J. Wonnum
DE
#98
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 24
Weight: 258 lbs
College: South Carolina
2021 SEASON
- Solo24
- SCK8
- FF1
- INT--
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bears | W 31 - 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | @Packers | L 10 - 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Rams | L 23 - 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | @Bears | W 17 - 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | @Lions | L 27 - 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Steelers | W 36 - 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | @49ers | L 26 - 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Packers | W 34 - 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Chargers | W 27 - 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Cowboys | L 16 - 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | @Ravens | L 31 - 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Lions | W 19 - 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Panthers | W 34 - 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Browns | L 7 - 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Seahawks | W 30 - 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Cardinals | L 33 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | @Bengals | L 24 - 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 14 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 16 | 71 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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.
