Ahkello Witherspoon
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Los Angeles Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon.
Some familiarity for Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters could end up equaling some depth in the secondary for the franchise.
“Veteran CB Ahkello Witherspoon is visiting theCommanders tomorrow, source says,” NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo wrote on his official X account on Thursday. “Entering his 10th season, Witherspoon was drafted by the49ers when now-Washington GM Adam Peters was a personnel executive for the Niners.”
Witherspoon, 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, was a 3rd round pick (No. 66 overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL draft.
He played the last 3 seasons for the Rams, including a career-high 17 starts in 2023, and has approximately $18 million in career earnings through the end of the 2025 season.
Incredible Leap From JuCo to Pac-12 Football
One of the reasons Witherspoon has crafted such a lengthy career is because of his elite size and speed — he’s 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in a blazing 4.45 seconds at the NFL scouting combine to go with a 40.5-inch vertical leap.
The size is notable because Witherspoon, a Sacramento native, was just 5-foot-8 at the end of his senior year of high school but grew to 6-foot-3 over his freshman season at Sacramento City College in 2013.
Witherspoon played his final 3 college seasons at Colorado, where he was an All-Pac-12 selection in 2016 after he led the nation with 23 pass deflections.
Witherspoon, a Sacramento native, was an All-Pac-12 pick in his final season at the University of Colorado after he led the nation with 23 pass deflections.