Cameron Dantzler


Cameron Dantzler is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football at Mississippi State.

Early years

Dantzler attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, Louisiana. He played cornerback and quarterback in high school. As a senior, he passed for 1,381 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 1,901 yards and 26 touchdowns. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.

College career

Dantzler redshirted his true freshman season at Mississippi State. He played in all 13 of the Bulldogs' games as a redshirt freshman, finishing the season with 25 tackles with four passes defended and an interception, which came in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl when he picked off Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson. Dantzler entered his redshirt sophomore season as a starter, finishing the season with 43 tackles, a sack, two interceptions and a team-leading 11 passes defended and was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press. Additionally, Dantzler was one of only four cornerbacks in the conference not to surrender a touchdown pass and had a 41.1 passer rating allowed according to Pro Football Focus.
Dantzler entered his redshirt junior season on the watchlists for the Bednarik, Nagurski and Jim Thorpe Awards and was named a preseason All-American by Phil Steele. After a 2019 season where he had 2 interceptions and 10 passes defend, Dantzler decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft.

Professional career

The Minnesota Vikings selected Dantzler in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.