Where did Devon Witherspoon go to high school? Where did Devon Witherspoon go to college?

Devon Witherspoon attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida where he did not start playing football until his junior year of high school.

Devon Witherspoon committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football. As a high school senior in 2018, Witherspoon was the Pensacola News Journal Defensive Player of the Year.

In his senior year of high school, Devon Witherspoon recorded 74 tackles, seven interceptions, and two touchdowns.

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2019, Devon Witherspoon played in all 13 games with three starts and had 33 tackles.

As a sophomore in 2020, Devon Witherspoon played seven of the Illini’s eight-game season, recording 33 tackles and two interceptions.

Devon Witherspoon played and started 10 games in his junior year in 2021, finishing with 52 tackles and one sack.

Devon Witherspoon returned to Illinois his junior year in 2022 where he would be named a consensus All-American at the season’s conclusion.