DJ Wonnum stats

Lions

Linebacker · #98

Age 29 · 6' 5" · 262 lbs

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OutConcussion · due back November 15

DJ Wonnum recorded 14 tackles and 5.0 sacks in 7 games of 2026 for the Detroit Lions. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
7
TOT
14
SOLO
8
AST
6
SACK
5.0
INT
0
PD
1
FF
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2020MIN14241683.0011
2021MIN174729188.0041
2022MIN163827114.0001
2023MIN156233298.0060
2024CAR83718194.0011
2025CAR164219233.0130
2026DET714865.0010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
93
TOT
264
SOLO
150
AST
114
SACK
35.0
INT
1
PD
16
FF
4

Career Postseason

GP
2
TOT
7
SOLO
3
AST
4
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
2
FF
0

Per game

GP
7
TOT
2
SOLO
1.1
AST
0.9
SACK
0.7
INT
0
PD
0.1
FF
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2020MIN141.71.10.60.20.00.10.1
2021MIN172.81.71.10.50.00.20.1
2022MIN162.41.70.70.30.00.00.1
2023MIN154.12.21.90.50.00.40.0
2024CAR84.62.32.40.50.00.10.1
2025CAR162.61.21.40.20.10.20.0
2026DET72.01.10.90.70.00.10.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
93
TOT
2.8
SOLO
1.6
AST
1.2
SACK
0.4
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
29 yearsOct 31, 1997
Height
6' 5"
Weight
262 lbs
Experience
7 yearsDebut 2020
Birthplace
Stone Mountain, GA
Draft
2020Rd 4, Pk 117
College
South Carolina
Salary
$3 million2026

Against other linebackers

2026 regular season, 196 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.

  • Sacks5.0

    Higher than 97% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

  • Tackles14

    Higher than 30% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

  • Passes Defended1

    Higher than 52% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

Latest performance

DJ Wonnum

Nov 01 · vs MIN · W 19-15

TOT
2
SOLO
1
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

54% of his club's defensive snaps a game (276 in 7 games); 30% in week 8.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1NO6977%5
2BUF2736%6
3NYJ4467%3
4CAR3648%6
5ARI3649%0
7GB4872%5
8MIN1630%2

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

DJ Wonnum has been on the NFL’s game-status report 1 week since 2026, ruled out 1 time.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202610Back, Concussion

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2020 NFL combine

DL, 6'5", 258 lb · South Carolina

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.73s82nd
Vertical jump34.5"78th
Broad jump10' 3"91st
Bench press (225 lb)20 reps11th
3-cone drill7.25s73rd
20-yard shuttle4.44s63rd

Percentile: the share of DLs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2020 combine

Games

All games

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at MIASun, Nov 08

vs MIA since 2025

1
GP
1
TOT
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Nov 01vsMINW 19-152100
Sun, Oct 25vsGBW 20-172000
Sun, Oct 11atARIW 45-212220
Sun, Oct 04atCARL 32-261110
Sun, Sep 27vsNYJW 31-242220
Thu, Sep 17atBUFL 41-312100

What are DJ Wonnum's career stats?

DJ Wonnum has played 7 seasons for the Vikings, the Panthers and the Lions. He has recorded 264 tackles, 35 sacks and 1 interception. His best season so far is 2023: 62 tackles and 8.0 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 8 @ CHI on Dec 20, 2021, W 17-9
  • Sacks: 3 @ CHI on Dec 20, 2021, W 17-9
DJ Wonnum's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
20263—
202562.0
202461.0
202362.0
202261.0
202183.0
202051.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.

DJ Wonnum college stats

DJ Wonnum played 4 seasons at South Carolina Gamecocks (2016 to 2019): 137 tackles, 14 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

DJ Wonnum's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2016South Carolina Gamecocks32151701.50000
2017South Carolina Gamecocks573225560000
2018South Carolina Gamecocks1165020000
2019South Carolina Gamecocks37241304.511210

returning

DJ Wonnum's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2016South Carolina Gamecocks110011101

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: DJ Wonnum's college game log.

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Playoff games

DJ Wonnum played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.

DJ Wonnum's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2025LARL 34-3150.00
2022NYGL 31-2420.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.