DJ Wonnum holds the RDE · Starter spot in Detroit Lions’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

DJ Wonnum played 17 games in 2025 with a 68% snap share.

DJ Wonnum is a 6'5", 260-pound right defensive end from Stone Mountain, Georgia, who played college football at South Carolina. Selected by Minnesota in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2020 draft, Wonnum enters his seventh season in the league. He signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. In 2025, he recorded 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended.

South Carolinathrough 2019

Vikings2020 – 2023

Panthers2024 – 2025

Lionspresent

CollegeSouth CarolinaDraftRound 4 · No. 117 overall · 2020 · MINAcquiredAcquired from Minnesota Vikings · drafted thereHometownStone Mountain, GA