Cornerback, Mississippi State, 2017–19
Cameron Dantzler
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hammond, LA
- Born
- Sep 3, 1998
Cameron Dantzler played cornerback at Mississippi State (2017–19). The Minnesota Vikings took Dantzler in round 3, No. 89 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2019Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 43 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 40 | 31 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | 108 | 78 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 3 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 3 | CB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 3 | CB | Jr. | 6′2″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Mississippi State 9 games, 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Louisiana | W 38–28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Southern Miss | W 38–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | at Auburn | L 23–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Tennessee | L 10–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. LSU | L 13–36 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas | W 54–24 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Alabama | L 7–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Ole Miss | W 21–20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Mississippi State 13 games, 43 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 63–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas State | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Louisiana | W 56–10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atKentucky | L 7–28 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Florida | L 6–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Auburn | W 23–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | atLSU | L 3–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Texas A&M | W 28–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 45–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atAlabama | L 0–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Arkansas | W 52–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atOle Miss | W 35–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 22–27 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Mississippi State 9 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 49–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.LSU | W 37–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Georgia | L 3–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAuburn | L 10–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. BYU | W 35–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Kentucky | W 45–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atTexas A&M | W 35–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atArkansas | W 28–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisville | W 31–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 188 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 72⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 32 | 139 | 0 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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