Devon Witherspoon
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| No. 21 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 11, 2000 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Pine Forest (Pensacola, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Illinois (2019–2022) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Devon Marquis Witherspoon (born December 11, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year in 2022. Witherspoon was selected by the Seahawks fifth overall in the 2023 NFL draft, and won Super Bowl LX in his third season with the team.