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Defensive back, Illinois, 2019–22
Devon Witherspoon
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Pensacola, FL
- Born
- Dec 11, 2000
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Devon Witherspoon played defensive back at Illinois (2019–22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022. The Seattle Seahawks took Witherspoon in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. UTSA, 20212interceptions, career highat Northwestern, 2022Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 180 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Illinois 11 games, 42 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Wyoming | W 38–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Indiana | L 20–23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia | W 24–3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | at Wisconsin | W 34–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Iowa | W 9–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Minnesota | W 26–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Nebraska | W 26–9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | L 15–23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Purdue | L 24–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan | L 17–19 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at Northwestern | W 41–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2021 Illinois 10 games, 52 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Nebraska | W 30–22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 4 | vs. UTSA | L 30–37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | atVirginia | L 14–42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Wisconsin | L 0–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Penn State | W 20–18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atMinnesota | W 14–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atIowa | L 23–33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Northwestern | W 47–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Illinois 7 games, 30 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.Purdue | L 24–31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Minnesota | L 14–41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atRutgers | W 23–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 21 | atNebraska | W 41–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Iowa | L 21–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atNorthwestern | L 10–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atPenn State | L 21–56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Illinois 12 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMinnesota | L 17–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atPurdue | W 24–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Rutgers | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMichigan State | W 37–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atIowa | L 10–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. California | L 20–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 181 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 73⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2023–25) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 71 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 72 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 265 | 4.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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