Ahkello Witherspoon
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Defense Stats
TCKL
52
SACKS
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3
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The six-year veteran signed with the Rams after a forgettable two-year stint with the Steelers, which included participating in just four games in 2022 due to a lingering hamstring injury. Witherspoon lands on a Rams secondary that just lost its two biggest producers in Jalen Ramsey and Troy Hill, and with Derion Kendrick already nursing a hamstring injury of his own in training camp, Witherspoon should have a role as a depth piece. Read Past Outlooks
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Posts numerous career highs
Witherspoon recorded 52 tackles (43 solo), 14 passes defended and three interceptions while recovering two fumbles during the 2023 regular season.
ANALYSIS
Expected to be a depth piece for the Rams after an underwhelming and injury-riddled 2022 with the Steelers, Witherspoon instead stepped in and earned the starting cornerback role alongside Cobie Durant, and he produced career highs in tackles and passes defended while tying a career high with three interceptions. He did sustain two injuries during the year but played through them to log his first season with all games played in seven seasons in the NFL. Witherspoon is a unrestricted free agent in the offseason, and a return to Los Angeles will likely hinge on whom GM Les Snead deems a priority, with Kevin Dotson, Coleman Shelton and Demarcus Robinson also being pending free agents.
Expected to be a depth piece for the Rams after an underwhelming and injury-riddled 2022 with the Steelers, Witherspoon instead stepped in and earned the starting cornerback role alongside Cobie Durant, and he produced career highs in tackles and passes defended while tying a career high with three interceptions. He did sustain two injuries during the year but played through them to log his first season with all games played in seven seasons in the NFL. Witherspoon is a unrestricted free agent in the offseason, and a return to Los Angeles will likely hinge on whom GM Les Snead deems a priority, with Kevin Dotson, Coleman Shelton and Demarcus Robinson also being pending free agents.
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 2"Weight
195 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.45 secShuttle Time
4.13 secCone Drill
6.93 secVertical Jump
40.5 inBroad Jump
127 inHand Length
9.68 inArm Length
33.00 in
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Could be in line to start
Witherspoon is expected to start at cornerback for the Steelers opposite Cameron Sutton, Mark Kaboly of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The former 49er signed with Seattle ahead of the 2021 season but never played a game for the Seahawks, instead getting traded to Pittsburgh after failing to win a starting job in training camp. Witherspoon took some time to adjust to his new surroundings but came on down the stretch last season, and he wound up leading the Steelers with nine passes defended and three interceptions. His main competition for a starting job appears to be former Bills cornerback Levi Wallace.
The former 49er signed with Seattle ahead of the 2021 season but never played a game for the Seahawks, instead getting traded to Pittsburgh after failing to win a starting job in training camp. Witherspoon took some time to adjust to his new surroundings but came on down the stretch last season, and he wound up leading the Steelers with nine passes defended and three interceptions. His main competition for a starting job appears to be former Bills cornerback Levi Wallace.
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Witherspoon was traded from the Seahawks to the Steelers ahead of the 2021 season and recorded 15 tackles (14 solo), three interceptions and nine pass defenses over nine games during his first season in Pittsburgh. He's in line for a starting role in 2022 since Joe Haden is no longer with the team.
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Productive in Sunday's win
Witherspoon logged seven total tackles (four solo), including one tackle for loss while also deflecting a pass in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Giants.
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Will play vs. Saints
Witherspoon (groin) does not carry an injury designation into Thursday's game versus the Saints, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
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Estimated as full participant
Witherspoon (groin) was estimated as a full participant at the Rams' walkthrough practice Tuesday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
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Expects to play vs. Saints
Coach Sean McVay said Monday that he expects Witherspoon (groin) to play Thursday versus the Saints, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Sustains groin injury
Witherspoon sustained a groin injury during Sunday's game against the Commanders.
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