Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Camryn Bynum was born July 19, 1998, in Corona, California. He 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. As a senior, Bynum recorded 70 tackles and nine passes defended.

Bynum redshirted his true freshman season. He became a starter during his true freshman season and finished the year with 58 tackles, eight passes broken up and two interceptions and was named Cal's Most Valuable Freshman. Bynum recorded 48 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss with 12 passes broken up and two interceptions as a redshirt sophomore. 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. 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. Bynum reversed his decision to opt-out after the Pac-12 announced that they would resume fall football. Camryn Bynum was selected 125th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.