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Fourth-round rookie D.J. Wonnum becomes imprortant player for Vikings

Consuela and Dennis Wonnum Sr. were ushering their youngest son, Dylan, a four-star high school offensive lineman, around on a tour of SEC colleges a few years ago when NFL agents started calling.

They wanted to discuss Dennis Jr., then a 20-year-old sophomore defensive end at South Carolina. D.J., as he is known, had had a breakout year, Consuela Wonnum thought, but he wasn't even the biggest athlete in his own house. The lanky D.J. had gotten only one SEC offer, which came after his senior season of high school.

Less than two years later, NFL agents were already calling.