Just minutes after Sydney Brown made his announcement, Devon Witherspoon followed suit.
In a tweet Saturday afternoon, the Illini’s All-America defensive back announced his plans to declare for the 2023 NFL Draft.
Witherspoon, like Brown, said he also plans to skip Illinois’ ReliaQuest Bowl game on Jan. 2.
In his note, Witherspoon thanked former Illinois coaches Lovie Smith and Keynodo Hudson, both of whom recruited him as a no-star prospect out of Florida.
But in his time at Illinois, “Spoon” turned into one of the best defensive backs in the country.