Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Colorado
Ahkello Witherspoon
DB • 6'3" • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ahkello Witherspoon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Ahkello Witherspoon built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive back from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Ahkello Witherspoon's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 66
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Ahkello Witherspoon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado. Ahkello Witherspoon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 23
- Passes defended
- 19
Featured Highlight
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Ahkello Witherspoon Colorado Highlights
2016 · Colorado · Player Highlight
Ahkello Witherspoon college highlights at Colorado.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ahkello Witherspoon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · DB
- Career Tackles
- 23
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Colorado
- Top game
- Arizona State
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 3 · Pick 2 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DB 368th (top 45%) · Pac-12 157th (top 30%) · National 1,764th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 14 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | 45 |
Related Context
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Ahkello Witherspoon played DB for Colorado. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ahkello Witherspoon recorded 23 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Colorado paired 20 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Colorado
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
1.7
Consistency
44.9
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 1. Colorado State: 2. Idaho State: 1. Michigan: 2. Oregon: 2. Oregon State: 1. USC: 1. Arizona State: 2. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 0. Arizona: 0. Washington State: 3. Utah: 4. Washington: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 0 by 20. Idaho State: 0 by 10. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Oregon: 5 by 40.8. Oregon State: 0 by 10. USC: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 0 by 20. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 5 by 20.8. Washington State: 1 by 34.2. Utah: 3 by 52.5. Washington: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Oklahoma State | L 8-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Washington | L 10-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs UtahSplash game | W 27-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Washington StateSplash game | W 38-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Arizona | W 49-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | vs UCLA | W 20-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Stanford | W 10-5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | W 40-16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ USC | L 17-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Oregon State | W 47-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ OregonSplash game | W 41-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 28-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Idaho State | W 56-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 44-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Ahkello Witherspoon story
Ahkello Witherspoon built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive back from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Ahkello Witherspoon's career was his defensive production: 23 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Ahkello Witherspoon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 20 | 21.1 | 1.7 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 20 | 21.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona State
Week 6 · L 23-48 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon
Week 5 · L 24-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah
Week 13 · W 27-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Oregon
Week 4 · W 41-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 12 · W 38-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Colorado
20 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 1.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Colorado
45
20 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 1.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Colorado
43.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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