Usage Score
5.2
Player Dossier
2019-2022Illinois
Devon Witherspoon
DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Pensacola, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devon Witherspoon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
33.6
Consistency
65.5
Season Value
51.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Scouting Read
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Devon Witherspoon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. Devon Witherspoon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.6 disruption score.
Devon Witherspoon played DB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devon Witherspoon recorded 157 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Illinois paired 19.5 primary output with 33.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
33.6
Usage
5.2
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 3. Wyoming: 1. Virginia: 3. Wisconsin: 2. Iowa: 2. Minnesota: 1. Nebraska: 0. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 1. Michigan: 3.5. Northwestern: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 7 by 59.2. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Virginia: 7 by 59.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 5 by 55.8. Northwestern: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 41-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 17-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Purdue | L 24-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan State | L 15-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Nebraska | W 26-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Minnesota | W 26-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs IowaSplash game | W 9-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 34-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 24-3 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 20-23 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Wyoming | W 38-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Illinois
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 2 | 13.1 | 1.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 19 | 40.7 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 19.5 | 33.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTSA
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#3
Michigan
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.
#4
Minnesota
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.4 takeover score.
#5
Nebraska
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
19.5 primary output · 33.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
51.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
49.2
19 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
13.7
3 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
157
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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