Devon Witherspoon
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| No. 21 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 11, 2000 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Pine Forest (Pensacola, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2019–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023: 1st round, 5th pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Devon Marquis Witherspoon (born December 11, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year in 2022. Witherspoon was selected by the Seahawks fifth overall in the 2023 NFL draft.