C. J. Ham
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 22, 1993 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Denfeld (Duluth, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Augustana (SD) (2012–2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
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Cortez Thaddeus Ham Jr. (born July 22, 1993) is an American professional football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Augustana Vikings and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings after the 2016 NFL draft.
Ham was a running back during his collegiate career and the rookie season of his professional career in 2016, but switched to fullback in the offseason of his second season during the 2017 offseason as a replacement for Zach Line, who had left the Vikings in free agency that offseason and has remained at the position since, although he has situationally played halfback/running back. As of the 2024 NFL season, Ham is a two-time Pro Bowl selection, being selected to the 2019 and 2023 Pro Bowls.