Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Devon Witherspoon built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Pensacola, FL wearing No. 31, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Devon Witherspoon's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 5
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Devon Witherspoon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Devon Witherspoon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 25
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Devon Witherspoon Illinois Highlights
2022 · Illinois · Player Highlight
Devon Witherspoon college highlights at Illinois.
- Season
- 2022
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Devon Witherspoon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- UTSA
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 5 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DB 187th (top 21%) · Big Ten 80th (top 13%) · National 777th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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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: 2021 Regular Season
Illinois paired 19 primary output with 40.7 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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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Devon Witherspoon story
Devon Witherspoon built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Pensacola, FL wearing No. 31, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Devon Witherspoon's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Devon Witherspoon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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
vs UTSA
Week 1 · L 30-37
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-18 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 12 · L 17-19 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 10 · L 14-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 2 · W 24-3
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Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
19 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
60.6
19.5 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
25.1
3 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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