Devon Witherspoon is a throwback to the old-school days when cornerbacks packed a wallop at their position group. Watch the Illinois defensive back for even a few clips and you’ll be reminded of Antoine Winfield Sr. — a small cornerback who hit like a linebacker.
Squint while watching tape and the 5-foot-11, 181-pound Witherspoon is undoubtedly reminiscent of the Winfield. The Fighting Illini product is both a blur and emphatic hammer when it comes to both run support or tackling receivers. He puts ever fiber of his physicality into bone-jarring hits dislodging the ball carrier from the ball.