Seahawks cornerback and Super Bowl LX champion whose physicality has redefined the position in Seattle.
Devon Witherspoon's rookie year ended with All-Pro and Defensive Rookie of the Year runner-up honors. The 2025 Super Bowl LX run cemented him as the cornerstone of Seattle's defensive transformation under coordinator Mike Macdonald. He plays both outside corner and slot blitzer with equal effectiveness.
Path to the league
Illinois product who won the 2022 Thorpe Award (best DB in college football). Seahawks took him fifth overall in 2023. Made the Pro Bowl as a rookie and the All-Pro team as well.
Career highlights
Super Bowl LX champion. 2x Pro Bowl (2023, 2025). 2023 second-team All-Pro. 2023 Defensive Rookie of the Year runner-up. 2022 Jim Thorpe Award. NFL career slot blitz sacks leader through 3 seasons.
2025 season recap
2 INTs, 78 tackles, 14 pass breakups, 4 sacks (blitzes). Seattle went 14-3, won the NFC West, and won Super Bowl LX. Witherspoon had a 3-pass-breakup performance in the Super Bowl and was named to the All-Pro second team.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Devon Witherspoon
- Pro Football Reference: Devon Witherspoon
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
12 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | seahawks | 12 | 72 | 48 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 17 | 98 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 14 | 79 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Illinois
- Hometown
- Pensacola, FL, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
