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Camryn Bynum (born July 19, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 19, 1998 Corona, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Centennial (Corona, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | California (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 4 / pick: 125 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Bynum grew up in Corona, California and attended Centennial High School. He was initially considered undersized as a football player and did not play on the varsity team until his junior year.[1] As a senior, Bynum recorded 70 tackles and nine passes defended.[2]
A 3-star cornerback recruit, Bynum committed to California on July 1, 2015, over offers from Boise State, Boston College, Colorado State, Nevada, and Washington State, among others.[3][4]
After redshirting his true freshman season,[5] Bynum became a starter during his redshirt freshman season and finished the year with 58 tackles, eight passes broken up and two interceptions and was named Cal's Most Valuable Freshman.[6] Bynum recorded 48 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss with 12 passes broken up and two interceptions as a redshirt sophomore.[7][8] As a redshirt junior, Bynum recorded 63 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception, and nine passes broken up and was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference.[9][10] Following the announcement that Pac-12 would postpone the 2020 season, Bynum announced that he would opt out of the season in order to focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL draft.[11] Bynum reversed his decision to opt out after the Pac-12 announced that they would resume fall football.[12]
Bynum was the only Golden Bear to start in all 42 games from 2017 to 2020, starting every game at cornerback. He graduated from UC Berkeley in December 2020 with a degree in business.[13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.56 s | 1.60 s | 2.60 s | 4.10 s | 6.99 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[14][15][16] | ||||||||||||
The Minnesota Vikings selected Bynum in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft. General manager Rick Spielman announced the Vikings selection of Bynum and declared him as a safety. The Minnesota Vikings acquired the fourth round pick (125th overall) used to draft Bynum in a trade with the Chicago Bears for a fifth round (155th overall) pick during the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the fifth safety drafted in 2021.[17][18]
On May 14, 2021, the Minnesota Vikings signed Bynum to a four-year, $4.19 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $717,812.[19]
Throughout training camp, Bynum continued to show promise during his transition to safety and competed to be the starting free safety against Xavier Woods.[20] Head coach Mike Zimmer named Bynum as the backup free safety to start the season, behind Xavier Woods.[21]
On September 12, 2021, Bynum made his regular season debut in a 24–27 overtime loss at the Cincinnati Bengals and had two solo tackles.[22] On December 8, 2021, Bynum earned his first career start in place of Harrison Smith who was inactive in Week 9 due to COVID-19. Bynum made a season-high 12 combined tackles (eight solo), one pass deflection, and had his first career interception when Lamar Jackson attempted to throw a pass to tight end Mark Andrews and returned it for 27-yards in the second quarter of a 31–34 overtime loss at the Baltimore Ravens.[23] The following week, he recorded six combined tackles (five solo), deflected a pass, and made his first career sack on Justin Herbert for a 7-yard loss in the Vikings' 27–20 victory at the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10.[24] Bynum was inactive for two games (Weeks 12–13) after suffering an ankle injury. He was inactive in Week 18 due to COVID-19 as the Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears 31–19.[25]
On January 10, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings announced their decision to fire General Manager Rick Spielman and Head coach Mike Zimmer after they finished the 2021 NFL season second in the NFC North and did not qualify for the playoffs after finishing with an 8–9 record.[26] On February 15, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings officially hired former Los Angeles Rams' offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell as the new head coach.[27]
In Week 7 of the 2023 season, Bynum recorded nine tackles and two interceptions in a 22–17 win over the 49ers, earning National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[28]
Bynum is of Filipino descent through his mother and African descent through his father. His maternal great-grandmother traced her roots to Leyte.[29] On March 2, 2023, Bynum got married in an intimate wedding in the Philippines.[30] Bynum is a Christian.[31]
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