Devon Witherspoon

CB

#21

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 25

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Illinois

2025 SEASON

Solo

48
SCK

0.5
FF

0
INT

1

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Year

Season

Defense

Field Position

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	11	38	26	12	0	4	1	3	3	3
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	6	12	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	11	19	11	8	0.5	3	0	0	0	0

Game Halves

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Half	12	39	28	11	0	1	0	0	0	0
Last Two Minutes of Half	6	9	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
2nd Half	11	33	20	13	0.5	6	1	3	3	3

Home vs Road

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	5	34	23	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	7	38	25	13	0.5	0	6	1	0	3	3	3

Margin of Victory

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 0-7	4	28	16	12	0.5	4	0	0	0	0
Margin 15+	5	29	20	9	0	3	1	3	3	3
Margin 8-14	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ahead	11	46	31	15	0.5	7	1	3	3	3
Ahead by 1-8 Points	9	20	14	6	0	3	0	0	0	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	4	13	8	5	0.5	2	0	0	0	0
Behind	3	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Behind by 9-16 Points	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tied	12	20	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0

Quarters

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Quarter	9	14	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
4th Quarter	9	16	10	6	0	4	1	3	3	3
4th Quarter within 7	4	6	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
Overtime	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Quarter	10	25	18	7	0	1	0	0	0	0
3rd Quarter	10	17	10	7	0.5	2	0	0	0	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Grass	4	18	13	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	8	54	35	19	0.5	0	6	1	0	3	3	3

Fumbles

Field Position

	G	OPP FR
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	3	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	11	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	6	1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	11	0

Game Halves

	G	OPP FR
1st Half	12	0
Last Two Minutes of Half	6	0
2nd Half	11	1

Home vs Road

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Home Games	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	7	0	0	0	0	1	0

Margin of Victory

	G	OPP FR
Margin 0-7	4	0
Margin 15+	5	1
Margin 8-14	1	0

Point Differential

	G	OPP FR
Ahead	11	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	9	1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	4	0
Behind	3	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	2	0
Behind by 9-16 Points	2	0
Tied	12	0

Quarters

	G	OPP FR
1st Quarter	9	0
4th Quarter	9	0
4th Quarter within 7	4	0
Overtime	1	0
2nd Quarter	10	0
3rd Quarter	10	1

Stadium Surfaces

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Grass	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	8	0	0	0	0	1	0

Biography

Drafted by Seattle in the 1st round (5th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/27/23: Drafted by Seattle (1st round, 5th overall)

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Selected to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, becoming the fifth Seahawks player to begin career with consecutive Pro Bowl nominations.

• Named to the NFC Pro Bowl in 2023 and ranked fifth in the NFL with 16 passes defensed. Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week 4 and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October.

• Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, became the 27th player with 2.0-plus sacks and a pick-six in a regular or postseason game at the N.Y. Giants (10/2/23), and just the third rookie to accomplish that feat. His 97-yard touchdown return off Daniel Jones was the second-longest interception return in franchise history. Also part of a defensive unit that set the franchise record with 11.0 sacks at the Giants.

HONORS: 2024: NFC Pro Bowl; 2023: NFC Pro Bowl, PFWA All-Rookie Team, NFC Defensive Player of the Week 4, NFL Defensive Player of the Month for October.

COLLEGE: Started 32 of 42 games played during collegiate career and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. Started 12 games during senior season in 2022, named first-team AP All-American, Big Ten Conference Defensive Back of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten Conference and was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist. Tied for eighth in the FBS with 17 passes defensed, helping Illini lead the FBS in scoring defense (12.8 ppg allowed). Committed to Illinois four days before camp in 2019.

PERSONAL: Pensacola Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after posting seven interceptions. Recorded four interceptions as a junior, which was his first year playing football. Lettered in basketball and track. Class 3A runner-up in the 4x100 relay. Originally committed to Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Nickname is "Spoon." Did not play football until his junior year of high school because he was focused on basketball, and his dream was to play in the NBA. Only tried out for football because his mother wanted him to. One of his favorite football players growing up was 2023 Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrelle Revis. Majored in communications.

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