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Pronunciation
CAM-rin

Bynum's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 12 (at Stanford, 2019)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 (vs. TCU, 2018)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 5 (at North Carolina, 2017)
Sacks: 0.5 (at North Carolina, 2017)
Sack Yards: 5 (at North Carolina, 2017)
Interceptions: 2 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Interception Return Yards: 20 (at UCLA, 2020)
Long Interception Return: 20 (at UCLA, 2020)
Pass Breakups: 4 (vs. North Carolina, 2018)

After Cal
• Selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 125th pick overall
• Ran a strong 4.49 40-yard dash in rainy weather at Cal's annual Pro Day on March 18, 2021, while adding other impressive marks of 10' 9" in the broad jump, 4.01 in the 20-yard shuttle and 6.98 in the cone drill
• On the official invitee list to the 2021 NFL Scouting Combine although the event was cancelled due to COVID-19
• Registered five tackles (second-highest total for National team) to help the National team to a 27-24 victory over the American squad in the 2021 Senior Bowl 

Cal Career (2016-20)
• A two-time team season captain as a 2019 junior and 2020 senior
• The only Cal player to start all 42 games from 2017-20 with each of his starts at cornerback
• Posted career totals of 188 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss (-16 yards), 0.5 sacks (-5 yards), six interceptions that he returned for a combined 20 yards, 29 pass breakups and 35 passes defended, with his 29 career pass breakups ranking tied for fourth in school history
• Led Cal in both pass breakups and passes defended for three consecutive campaigns from 2017-19
• Recorded a career-high 63 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -5 yards) while playing in and starting a career-high-tying all 13 games as a junior
• Had career highs of 10 pass breakups and 12 passes defended when he played in a career-high-tying all 13 games as a sophomore while his two interceptions equaled the career-high two he had as a 2017 redshirt freshman
• Had the lone sack numbers of his career with 0.5 sacks (-5 yards) at North Carolina as well as a career-high-tying -5 tackle for loss yards also as a redshirt freshman

Senior (2020)
• Earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league's coaches while he was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick of Pro Football Focus
• Served as one of four season team captains for the second consecutive season along with Kuony Deng, Chase Garbers and Michael Saffell
• Started all four games in a season shortened by COVID-19 and contributed 19 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards), one interception that he returned for a career-high and career-long 20 yards, and two pass breakups
• Had six tackles and his sixth career interception that he ran back for 20 yards in the season-opener at UCLA
• Registered five tackles at Oregon and against Stanford, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) at Oregon State
• Had three tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) and two pass breakups against Oregon
• Racked up the preseason honors highlighted by being selected to the Bednarik Award Watch List honoring the nation's top defensive player and Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List recognizing the country's top defensive back, while he was also a first-team (BANG/Jon Wilner, Lindy's, Pac-12 Media) and second-team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews) All-Pac-12 choice, a SportsPac12 All-California Region pick and a member of the Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250
• Announced his intention to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft on September 6, 2020, before reversing his decision on October 5, 2020, and deciding to come back and play as a fifth-year senior for the Golden Bears in 2020

Junior (2019)
• Served as one of three season captains voted on by his teammates along with Jake Curhan and Evan Weaver
• Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league's coaches when he was one of seven Cal players including five on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games and was third on the team with a career-high 63 tackles, while also picking up a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception, and team highs of nine pass breakups and 10 passes defended
• Registered a career-high 12 tackles at Stanford
• Had nine tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) and one pass breakup against North Texas
• Had eight tackles against Washington State
• Had six tackles and one pass breakup at Ole Miss
• Had five tackles against Arizona State and Oregon State, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) against the Sun Devils and a season-high-tying two pass breakups
• Had four tackles at UCLA and against Illinois in the Redbox Bowl, adding a season-high-tying two pass breakups against the Illini
• Recorded three tackles and one pass breakup in the season opener against UC Davis
• Had two tackles at Oregon, at Utah and against USC, adding one pass breakup against both the Ducks and Trojans, and also 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards) against the Ducks
• Had one tackle and his lone interception of the campaign at Washington
• A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of SB Nation and a second-team pick of the Bay Area News Group
• Earned first-team preseason All-Pac-12 honors from Pro Football Focus, while he was a second-team choice of the league's media, Associated Press, Athlon and Phil Steele
• Did not play in the spring game

Sophomore (2018)
• One of 10 players including six on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games
• Recorded 48 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards), a career-high-tying two interceptions and career and team highs of 10 pass breakups and 12 passes defended
• Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the Associated Press and Athlon Sports as well as third-team by Phil Steele while he was an honorable mention selection of the league's coaches
• Was a team game captain at BYU and against Washington
• Had a nine tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-0 yards) at USC
• Picked up five tackles at Oregon State and vs. Colorado, adding one pass breakup against the Beavers
• Had four tackles, an interception and one pass breakup against the against Washington to earn a spot on the Pro Football Focus College Team of the Week with an 87.5 rating
• Also registered four stops against Oregon and in the Cheez-It Bowl vs. TCU, adding a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) against the Horned Frogs
• Registered three tackles as well as a career and game-high four pass breakups against North Carolina to earn Cal's Co-Defensive Player of the Game honors
• Also had three stops at BYU, at Washington State and against Stanford, adding one pass breakup at BYU, 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup at Washington State, and two pass breakups against Stanford
• Named Cal's Berkeley Breakfast Club Award winner as the Outstanding Player in the Big Game against Stanford
• Had two tackles vs. Idaho State and UCLA
• Had one tackle along with his first interception of the season at Arizona
• A third-team preseason All-Pac-12 pick of Phil Steele
• Recorded two tackles and one pass breakup in the spring game

Freshman (2017)
• Earned Cal's Bob Simmons Award as the Most Valuable Freshman
• One of three defensive players and seven overall to start all 12 games
• Contributed 58 tackles to rank fifth on the team and first among all players other than linebackers
• Also had team highs of eight pass breakups and 10 passes defended, while he was one of three players to share the team lead with a career-high-tying two interceptions in addition to recording a career-high 0.5 sacks (career-high -5 yards) and 0.5 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -5 yards)
• Had a single-season career-high-tying and single-game career-high two interceptions against Washington State when he was named to the Pro Football Focus College Team of the Week and was Cal's Co-Defensive Player of the Week
• Recorded eight tackles against Weber State and at UCLA, co-leading the squad against the Bruins
• Made his Cal debut in the season-opener at North Carolina and contributed seven tackles, as well as a career-high 0.5 sacks (career-high -5 yards), 0.5 tackles for loss (career-high -5 yards) and one pass breakup
• Also had seven tackles at Oregon
• Recorded six stops against USC and at Stanford, adding a season-high three pass breakups against the Cardinal
• Had five tackles at Washington
• Picked up four stops and two pass breakups against Ole Miss
• Had three tackles against Oregon State
• Recorded two stops vs. Arizona
• Had one tackle vs. Washington State and at Colorado, adding two pass breakups against the Buffaloes
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Led all Cal players in tackles in the spring game with six while adding one pass breakup

Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play

Centennial HS (Class Of 2016)
• Compiled two-season varsity prep totals of 136 tackles, six interceptions, 15 passes deflected and two fumble recoveries for teams that compiled a 27-4 overall record and a 10-0 Big VIII League mark to win two conference titles, while adding a Southern Section Pac 5 crown and an appearance in the state championship game during his 2015 senior campaign before finishing the season ranked No. 2 nationally according to MaxPreps
• Led his senior team with nine passes deflected, two fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal while adding 70 tackles (all career highs) in addition to a career-high-tying three interceptions for a squad that registered a 14-1 overall record and won the Southern Section Pac 5 title and Big VIII League crown with a 5-0 conference record before falling to De La Salle in the state championship game
• Senior team ranked No. 5 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national ranking as well as No. 2 nationally and No. 2 in California according to MaxPreps in addition to taking the No. 1 spot in the Los Angeles Times’ final top 25 teams in the Southland
• Had 66 tackles, a career-high-tying three interceptions and six pass deflections for his 2014 junior team that finished 13-3 overall and 5-0 in conference play to win the Big VIII title prior to taking the Southern Section Pac 5 title before falling to De La Salle in the state championship game
• Junior team ranked No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in California in the final rankings according to MaxPreps
• Had a career-high-tying two interceptions in a victory over St. John Bosco in the Southern Section Pac 5 finals, while his three passes deflected (Norco) and 1.0 tackle for loss twice (Santiago, Corona) all as a senior tied career bests
• Registered a career-high 13 tackles against Serra, while recording two interceptions against Long Beach Poly and three passes deflected and 1.0 tackles for loss against Bishop Amat both tying single-game career marks as a junior
• Wore No. 24

Recruiting Rankings and Notes (Class Of 2016)
Stars: ESPN (3), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), Rivals (3), Scout (3), Tom Lemming (2)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (838), 247Sports (1371)
National Cornerback Ratings: ESPN (30), Scout (50), 247Sports Composite (79), 247Sports (124)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (73)
West Cornerback Ratings: Scout (8)
California Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (56), Rivals (79), 247Sports Composite (81), 247Sports (133)
California Cornerback Ratings: Scout (7)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8500), 247Sports (83), ESPN (79), Rivals (5.6) 

Other 
• Born July 19, 1998
• Son of Curtis and Jennifer Bynum
• Graduated from Cal with a bachelor's degree in American studies in December of 2020