Illinois had a TOP-FIVE PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT

The Champaign Room | April 28, 2023

We expected Devon Witherspoon to go high in the first round, but NO. 5????? Crazy!

The first five picks’ schools:

Wild stuff! If you want to read more about Spoon, go here:

Here’s all of the reaction and analysis from Twitter:

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— IllinoisLoyalty (@IllinoisLoyalty) April 28, 2023

We disagree with C+.

No. 5: Seattle (via DEN) selects Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon

Grade: C+

"The Seahawks don’t have much defensive line depth right now.