D.J. Wonnum is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wonnum in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wonnum's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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D.J. Wonnum

Top 26% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2023

Height6'5"

Weight258 lb

BornOct 31, 1997

Age28

CollegeSouth Carolina See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 4, Pick 117 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 39 · #2349 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.5

Avg surplus

peak +12

6 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 39

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	MIN	13	—	22	14	8	5	9	3.0	17.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	471	51.4%	136	34.9%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-1.0	14	4	6	3	5	0.2
2021	—	MIN	17	—	42	24	18	7	15	8.0	30.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	952	79.0%	84	17.1%	6	5	0.8	91.0	2.3	30	15	7	0	3	0.1
2022	—	MIN	15	—	27	16	11	5	10	4.0	19.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	562	52.2%	188	41.0%	5	4	0.8	100.0	-0.2	13	3	5	11	3	0.1
2023	—	MIN	15	—	57	29	28	7	15	8.0	30.0	0	6	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	828	83.4%	98	25.3%	8	6	0.8	90.6	0.0	21	8	4	48	1	0.0
2024	—	CAR	8	—	36	17	19	4	6	4.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	454	77.6%	45	22.4%	4	4	1.0	88.5	-0.5	12	6	2	10	5	0.1
2025	—	CAR	16	—	42	19	23	4	4	3.0	11.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	688	68.0%	23	12.3%	7	3	0.4	11.9	3.7	7	3	1	4	1	0.0
Career		—	84	—	226	119	107	32	59	30.0	121.0	1	15	4	2	1	0	—	0.0%	3,955	68.6%	574	25.5%	31	22	—	—	—	97	39	25	76	18	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2020	23	MIN	13	7*	22	14	8	5	9	3.0	17.0	0	1	1	—	0	7.1
2021	24	MIN	17	13*	42	24	18	7	15	8.0	30.0	0	4	1	—	0	11.1
2022	25	MIN	15	8*	27	16	11	5	10	4.0	19.0	0	0	1	—	0	7.2
2023	26	MIN	15	13*	57	29	28	7	15	8.0	30.0	0	6	0	1	1	10.1
2024	27	CAR	8	6*	36	17	19	4	6	4.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	5.1
2025	28	CAR	16	11*	42	19	23	4	4	3.0	11.0	1	3	0	1	0	8.7
Career			84	58*	226	119	107	32	59	—	—	1	15	4	2	1	49.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	23	MIN	14	7*	—	0.0%	471	51.4%	136	34.9%
2021	24	MIN	17	13*	—	0.0%	952	79.0%	84	17.1%
2022	25	MIN	16	8*	—	0.0%	562	52.2%	188	41.0%
2023	26	MIN	15	13*	—	0.0%	828	83.4%	98	25.3%
2024	27	CAR	8	6*	—	0.0%	454	77.6%	45	22.4%
2025	28	CAR	16	11*	—	0.0%	688	68.0%	23	12.3%
Career			86	58*	—	—	3,955	—	574	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	23	MIN	14	7*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-1.0	14	4	6	3	5	0.2
2021	24	MIN	17	13*	6	5	0.8	91.0	2.3	30	15	7	0	3	0.1
2022	25	MIN	16	8*	5	4	0.8	100.0	-0.2	13	3	5	11	3	0.1
2023	26	MIN	15	13*	8	6	0.8	90.6	0.0	21	8	4	48	1	0.0
2024	27	CAR	8	6*	4	4	1.0	88.5	-0.5	12	6	2	10	5	0.1
2025	28	CAR	16	11*	7	3	0.4	11.9	3.7	7	3	1	4	1	0.0
Career			86	58*	31	22	—	—	—	97	39	25	76	18	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2020bestavg 542025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Sacks leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.565See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.565Snap share68.6%Def snaps3,955ConsistentCV 0.19

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2020 class

4.73s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 41thClass Pos 27thClass All 39th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 59thClass Pos 57thClass All 54th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 78thClass Pos 64thClass All 64th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 44thClass Pos 37thClass All 43th

7.25s

3-Cone

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 41thClass Pos 42thClass All 51th

4.44s

Shuttle

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 35thClass Pos 18thClass All 45th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo3Ast4QBHits1Dis1.0PD2

College Stats

South CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #117

#109John SimpsonG #110Darnay HolmesCB #111Solomon KindleyG #112Joshua KelleyRB #113Troy PrideCB #114Leki FotuDT #115Harrison BryantTE #116Ben BartchOT #118Albert OkwuegbunamTE #119Mykal WalkerLB #120La'Mical PerineRB #121Logan StenbergG #122Jacob EasonQB #123Reggie Robinson IICB #124Anthony McFarlandRB #126Charlie HeckOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

D.J. inherited the Minnesota Vikings LB room from Eric Wilson (2017–2025), and handed it to Patrick Jones II (2021–2024).

Jesse Solomon 1986–1989Jack Del Rio 1992–1995Ed McDaniel 1992–2001Jeff Brady 1995–1997Dwayne Rudd 1997–2000Kailee Wong

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2024team change
Joined CAR (from MIN)
2020draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 117

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 258 lb

Frame

258 lb at 4.73s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CAR	1	W8Out· QuadricepW9Questionable· QuadricepW10Questionable· QuadricepW12Questionable· QuadricepW14Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Shoulder / Knee
2022	MIN	0	W6Questionable· Illness
2020	MIN	1	W13Out· Ankle / Back

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 56

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2020

C+2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

85%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2020	22	1.7	26+4	1.5
2021	42	2.5	39-3	2.3
2022	27	1.8	29+2	1.7
2023	57	3.8	64+7	3.8
2024	36	4.5	77+41	4.5
2025	42	2.6	45+3	2.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

39 career value over replacement — #2349 all-time of 4,642. 6.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #117 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2020 · +20.6 vs expected KV-H

55actual

34.4 expected · Δ+20.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #117

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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