D.J. Wonnum is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wonnum in the top quarter 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22–23 | MIN | 14 | — | 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 | 23–24 | 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 | 24–25 | MIN | 16 | — | 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 | 25–26 | 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 | 26–27 | CAR | 8 | — | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 454 | 77.6% | 45 | 19.6% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 88.5 | -0.5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 42 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 688 | 68.0% | 23 | 6.1% | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | DET | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 212 | 55.4% | 20 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 236 | 126 | 110 | 36 | 66 | 35.0 | 137.0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 97 | 39 | 25 | 76 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1146 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #117 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2020 · +37 vs expected KV-H
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