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  • Witherspoon fifth overall pick by Seattle, becomes highest drafted DB in Illini history

    Apr 28, 2023 9:30 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics
    Devon Witherspoon holds up a Seattle Seahawks jersey bearing his name after being selected in the NFL draft

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    • Devon Witherspoon holds up a Seattle Seahawks jersey bearing his name after being selected in the NFL draft

    Witherspoon joins an elite group of Illini to be drafted in the top 5. Only Jeff George (No. 1, 1990), Kevin Hardy (No. 2, 1996), Simeon Rice (No. 3, 1996), Dick Butkus (No. 3, 1965), and Joe Rutgens (No. 3, 1961) were selected higher.