Ahkello Witherspoon

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 27

Weight: 195 lbs

College: Colorado

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SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2017	San Francisco 49ers	12	9	32	26	4	7	2	42	21	23	0	1
2018	San Francisco 49ers	14	12	37	30	7	4						0
2019	San Francisco 49ers	10	8	28	24	4	9	1	25	25	25	1	0
2020	San Francisco 49ers	11	4	20	17	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	3	15	12	1	6	3	45	15	41	0	0
TOTAL		56	36	132	109	19	30	7	112	16	41	1	1	0

PRO CAREER

Has played in 52 games (33 starts) over his five seasons (49ers 2017-20; Steelers 2021)
Has recorded 128 tackles (110 solo), six interceptions, three tackles for loss, one interception return for a touchdown, 29 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery

PRO CAREER

Has played in 52 games (33 starts) over his five seasons (49ers 2017-20; Steelers 2021)
Has recorded 128 tackles (110 solo), six interceptions, three tackles for loss, one interception return for a touchdown, 29 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery

2021 (STEELERS)

Made his Steelers debut in Week 2 vs Las Vegas
Recorded the first multi-interception game of his career in Week 14 at Minnesota, intercepting Kirk Cousins twice

2020 (49ERS)

Played in 11 games (four starts)
Recorded 19 tackles (16 solo), four passes defensed, one tackle for loss and one interception
Registered a career-high seven tackles and picked off a pass in Week 16 at Arizona

2019 (49ERS)

Played in 10 games (eight starts)
Recorded 28 tackles (24 solo), one tackle for loss, one interception (returned it 25 yards for a TD), and nine passes defensed
Registered a career-high three passes defensed, including a 25-yard interception return for TD, in Week 1 at Tampa Bay

2018 (49ERS)

2017 (49ERS)

Played in 12 games (nine starts)
Recorded 32 tackles (28 solo), two interceptions, one forced fumble and seven passes defended

COLLEGE

Played in 37 games (21 starts) for Colorado (2014-16)
Played in all 14 games (12 starts) as a senior at right cornerback, earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors from both the Associated Press and the league coaches
Led the nation in pass breakups with 23 on the year, the most in Colorado single-season history
In three seasons, totaled 76 tackles (65 solo), three interceptions and 30 passes defensed
Spent one season at Sacramento City College (2013) before transferring to Colorado
Registered a 40.5" vertical jump at the 2017 NFL Combine, the highest registered among all cornerbacks and third-highest among all defensive backs

PERSONAL

Began playing football as a high school senior at Christian Brothers High in 2012
Grew up playing basketball with NFL lineman Arik Armstead and trained with his father, Guss
Has a passion for medicine and wants to attend medical school after his career in the NFL
Got his musical talents playing the drums and singing from his grandfather, Jimmy Witherspoon, who was a renowned blues/jazz musician and singer whose hits, including "Ain't Nobody's Business" which reached number one on the U.S. R&B charts in 1949
Father, Lucky, was a running back at the University of Nevada and was invited to a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys
Multi-sport athlete growing up, excelled in soccer as a midfielder and as an outfielder and pitcher in baseball
Picked up soccer at the age of five in order to be more like his older sister, Alexis
Credits soccer for teaching him footwork and body awareness skills that have translated to the football field

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