Defensive End · Detroit Lions

Role Score

Developmental

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

CARDET

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 28 yr
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 260 lb
NFL Experience: 6 years
Birth Date: Oct 31, 1997
College: South Carolina
Draft: 2020
Draft Pick: R4 · #117

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 14/17
Total Contract: $3.0M
This Year: $3.0M
Per Game: $174K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+4.8 vs NFL DE60th percentile

Role−10.2 vs NFL DE34th percentile

Experience+42.4 vs NFL DE86th percentile

Prime+7.7 vs NFL DE64th percentile

Durability+21 vs NFL DE78th percentile

Continuity−27.3 vs NFL DE0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+10.1 vs NFL DE55th percentile

Contract Fit−15.7 vs NFL DE16th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where D.J. Wonnum fits · Defensive Ends

DET defensive ends, last season vs this season — D.J. Wonnum is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Coach TBD

#97Aidan Hutchinson899214/178299829697$10M26.16'7"265

#92Payton Turner63789/17510569680$1.1M27.76'6"270

#95Levi Onwuzurike677214/17600849677$1.2M28.66'3"293

#9Derrick MooreDrafted, unsigned727210/1700508676—23.86'3"255

Anthony LucasPractice squad26455/17——50790—22.06'5"256

#66Eric O'Neill26455/170050840—23.26'2"254

#98D.J. Wonnum554014/17860839651$3.0M28.96'5"260

#93Tyler Lacy503512/175244709645—26.96'4"285

#99Ahmed Hassanein28252/1700508818$985K24.26'3"271

Last season · 2025Coach TBD

Aidan Hutchinson899214/178299829697$10M26.16'7"265

Marcus DavenportUnknown70728/177890459187—30.16'6"285

Levi OnwuzurikeReserve list677214/17600849677$1.2M28.66'3"293

Joshua PaschalOn waivers647213/17610749675—26.86'3"278

Pat O'ConnorPractice squad555511/17495864775—32.96'4"300

Myles AdamsFree agent40458/1738045960$1.1M28.56'2"285

Tyler Lacy503512/175244709645—26.96'4"285

Ahmed HassaneinPractice squad28252/1700508818$985K24.26'3"271

Al-Quadin MuhammadUnknown——15/17——————31.56'4"250

Tyrus WheatUnknown——12/17——————26.86'2"260

Transactions

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#98D.J. Wonnum

Roster Value55

CARDETOffseason roster

Detroit Lions sign D.J. Wonnum

Mar 18, 2026

Official