Seahawks Cornerback Devon Witherspoon Named NFC Defensive Player Of The Week

The Seahawks used the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 draft on Devon Witherspoon because they saw in him a rookie with a rare combination of physicality, instincts, playmaking ability and that hard-to-define trait general manager John Schneider described as “juice.”

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll even went so far as to compare Witherspoon to an all-time great defensive back on the day he was selected.

And only three games into his NFL career, Witherspoon put together the type of performance that showed off all of those traits, leading the way in a dominant defensive effort as the Seahawks beat the Giants on Monday Night Football.

After two strong performances in the past two games, Witherspoon had his breakout game in the national spotlight, recording a pair of sacks, seven tackles, and most notably, a 97-yard interception return touchdown that helped the Seahawks put the game out of reach.

And for that performance, Witherspoon was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 4, the second Seahawk to earn player of the week honors in as many weeks after Kenneth Walker III was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 3.