Cortez Thaddeus Ham Jr., an American football fullback with the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings, was born on July 22, 1993. (NFL). Ham competed on a trial basis at the Minnesota Vikings rookie minicamp in 2016. The Vikings signed Ham as a free agent to the 90-man roster on May 10, 2016, following the rookie minicamp. Ham became the fifth player in Augustana history to sign with an NFL team.
Where did C.J. Ham go to college? Did C.J. Ham play college football?
In the 2016 NFL Draft, he was not selected. At Augustana, he played collegiate football. Ham was a four-year letterwinner in both football and track & field while he was a student at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 2011 to 2015. Ham amassed 2,662 yards and 29 touchdowns on the ground during his time playing football for the Augustana Vikings. He also had 949 yards and six scores on receptions, including 39 catches for 431 yards and three scores in his last season. In shot put, Ham was twice named to the All-NSIC team in track and field. In both the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer throw, he presently owns the school record.
