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Vikings 90-man roster player profile: CB Camryn Bynum

Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the 90-man roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.

As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.

Background

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Name: Camryn Bynum

Rank: 20

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 200 lbs

Experience: 3rd year

College: Cal

Stats (In NFL): 31 games, 20 starts, 109 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hits, 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 9 passes defended, 2 fumble recoveries

Votes:

Tyler Forness: 21

Kevin Fielder: 20

Judd Zulgad: 20

Saivion Mixson: 20

Average: 20.25

Best case scenario

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The shift to playing for Brian Flores should help Bynum, especially in sub packages. Bynum was an outside cornerback at Cal, but didn’t have the athletic profile to play there full time in the NFL. That experience will allow him to line up in multiple spots and Flores can use him in advantageous situations.

Worst case scenario

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Unlike other safeties in the room, Bynum isn’t a great athlete and struggles playing in both two-high and single-high looks. A really poor training camp could allow the likes of Lewis Cine and Josh Metellus to overtake him for the starting job.

What to expect in 2023

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Bynum played relatively well in 2022 despite Ed Donatell putting them in poor situations. That is something that Flores won’t be doing regularly, if at all. Bynum is likely to be utilized all over the field in a versatile role, but the emergence of Cine could cost Bynum his starting job. That will be something to monitor throughout the season.

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