{"id":16102,"date":"2017-04-03T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=16102"},"modified":"2017-04-27T00:14:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T04:14:23","slug":"ahkello-witherspoon-2017-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/04\/03\/ahkello-witherspoon-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahkello Witherspoon 2017 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong>
\nPosition<\/strong>: Cornerback
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6\u20193\u201d
\nWeight<\/strong>: 198 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Colorado Buffaloes<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.45 seconds
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 40.5 inches (best among cornerbacks)
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 10 feet, 7 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 6.93 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.13 seconds<\/p>\n

Ahkello Witherspoon 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ahkello Witherspoon<\/a><\/strong> comes from a football background. His father played college football, and it had Witherspoon participating\u00a0at a young age. However, when Witherspoon was in high school, he stood at 5\u20198\u201d. He was under recruited and saw himself playing at a junior college in Sacramento, where he grew up. By the end of his freshman year, Witherspoon stood at 6\u20193\u201d, and was receiving Division One interest. Witherspoon elected to play for Colorado, and it turned out to be a good decision.<\/p>\n

Witherspoon took a while to get used to his body, and as a sophomore only played in four games. However, he did deflect two balls and seemed to have won the starting cornerback job going into his junior season. His first season as a starter saw ups and downs, but a lot of ups, as he picked off two passes and made 36 tackles as a starter.<\/p>\n

In his senior season, Witherspoon teamed up with secondary mates Chidobe Awuzie<\/a><\/strong> and Tedric Thompson<\/a><\/strong> to turn Colorado around. The Buffs finished at 10-4 with eight conference wins and a Pac-12 South title. He deflected 19 balls, and the secondary was dominant throughout the year. It brought a lot of attention to Witherspoon, and with a good showing at the Combine, his stock is on the rise. How high will it get, and when will he be drafted?<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n