D.J. Wonnum

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 28

Weight: 262 lbs

College: South Carolina

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT
Mondays	1	5	1	4	0	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	5	4	1	0	0	0
Sundays	14	32	14	18	3	3	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT
December	3	8	4	4	3	1	0
January	1	5	4	1	0	0	0
November	5	14	4	10	0	0	0
October	4	9	5	4	0	0	0
September	3	6	2	4	0	2	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT
vs AFC Teams	4	6	3	3	0	1	0
vs NFC Teams	12	36	16	20	3	2	1
Outside Own Division	10	21	9	12	1	3	1
vs Own Division	6	21	10	11	2	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT
Atlanta Falcons	2	3	1	2	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills	1	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	3	2	1	0	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
New England Patriots	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans Saints	2	10	4	6	2	0	0
New York Jets	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	4	1	3	0	1	1
San Francisco 49ers	1	5	1	4	0	0	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	8	5	3	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	8	28	12	16	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Wins	8	14	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT
Gillette Stadium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank of America Stadium	8	20	8	12	1	1	0
State Farm Stadium	1	4	1	3	0	1	1
EverBank Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Levi's® Stadium	1	5	1	4	0	0	0
Lambeau Field	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caesars Superdome	1	4	2	2	2	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	5	4	1	0	0	0
MetLife Stadium	1	2	2	0	0	0	0

	G	OPP FR
Mondays	1	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	0
Sundays	14	1

	G	OPP FR
December	3	0
January	1	0
November	5	1
October	4	0
September	3	0

	G	OPP FR
vs AFC Teams	4	0
vs NFC Teams	12	1
Outside Own Division	10	1
vs Own Division	6	0

	G	OPP FR
Atlanta Falcons	2	0
Buffalo Bills	1	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	1
Miami Dolphins	1	0
New England Patriots	0	0
New Orleans Saints	2	0
New York Jets	1	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	0
Seattle Seahawks	1	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	0

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Losses	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	8	0	0	0	0	1	0

	G	OPP FR
Gillette Stadium	0	0
Bank of America Stadium	8	1
State Farm Stadium	1	0
EverBank Stadium	1	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0
Levi's® Stadium	1	0
Lambeau Field	1	0
Caesars Superdome	1	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	0
MetLife Stadium	1	0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Enters his first season with the Lions in 2026 after spending time with the Panthers (2024-25) and Vikings (2020-23).
He has previously appeared in 86 games (54 starts), totaling 250 tackles (142 solo), 32.0 tackles for loss, 30.0 sacks, 15 pass defenses, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one fumble recovery tocuhdown and one interception.
Posted career-bests in tackles (62), sacks (8.0) and tackles for loss (7.0) in 2023 while in Minnesota.
Had his best game at Chicago (12/20/2021), recording career-highs with eight tackles, 3.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.

COLLEGE

Appeared in 43 games across four seasons at South Carolina (2016-19), producing 137 tackles (78 solo), 29.5 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks, five pass defenses, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and an interception.
2019: Started in all 12 games, recording 37 tackles (24 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception.
Second-Team All-SEC
Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following five tackles, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble against Kentucky (9/18/2019)
2018: Appeared and started in five games, tallying 11 tackles (six solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery.
2017: Started in all 13 games for the Gamecocks, registering 57 tackles (32 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and five pass defenses.
Led team in tackles for loss (13.0) and sacks (6.0)
Finished eighth in the SEC in tackles for loss (13.0)
2016: Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman, recording 32 tackles (16 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Led South Carolina freshmen in tackles

PERSONAL

Played tight end and defensive end at Stephenson High School (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Named All-Region at defensive end as a senior
Earned All-State honors his junior season as a tight end

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