D.J. Wonnum

• 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.

• 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.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Led all Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks on the season.

• Was 1 of 6 rookie starters at New Orleans (12/25), matching a Vikings record for most rookies to start a game.

• Started season finale at Detroit (1/3/21) and had 3 tackles.

• Made two tackles at New Orleans in 1st career start (12/25).

• Had career-best 5 tackles vs. Chicago (12/20).

• Inactive vs. Jacksonville (12/6) with injury.

• Blocked a FG attempt vs. Carolina (11/29) in 28-27 win.

• Sacked Nick Foles at Chicago (11/16) on Monday Night Football.

• Notched a sack/FF on Aaron Rodgers to end the game at Green Bay (11/1) in Vikings 28-22 win.

• Had 2 tackles and a TFL vs. Atlanta (10/18).

• Notched 1st career sack at Houston (10/4) when he caught Deshaun Watson for a 7-yard loss and added 2 tackles.

• Played vs. Tennessee (9/27), notching 3 tackles and a TFL.

• Played in 1st career game at Indianapolis (9/20).

• Inactive for season-opener vs. Green Bay (9/13).

COLLEGE

• Appeared in 43 games with 30 starts, logging 137 career tackles with 14.0 sacks, 29.5 TFL, 1 INT, 5 PBU, 1 FF and 1 FR.

• A 4-time SEC Defensive Player or Lineman of the Week.

• Two-time team captain (2017 and 2019) who was named a 2019 2nd-Team All-SEC selection by the AP.

• Helped 2017 squad go 9-4 and beat Michigan in Outback Bowl.

• Started 12 games and finished the season with 37 tackles, including 9.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks in 2019.

• Registered 5 tackles, including a career-high 3.0 sacks, and a FF against Kentucky as a senior.

• Intercepted his 1st career pass and returned it 21 yards at Missouri in 2019, setting up a touchdown.

• Blocked a FG by All-American Rodrigo Blankenship at Georgia 2019 double-OT 20-17 upset win on the road at the #3 Bulldogs.

• Limited to 5 games, all starts, due to injuries in 2018.

• As a sophomore, started all 13 games, collected 57 tackles, while leading the team with 13.0 TFL (8th in SEC) and 6.0 sacks.

• Played in every game as a true freshman in 2016 for team that went 6-7, falling in Birmingham Bowl to South Florida in OT.

PREP

• Named All-Region in as a senior at Stephenson High in Stone Mountain, an Atlanta suburb.

• Earned All-State honors at TE during his junior season.