Ahkello Witherspoon Fantasy

The Seattle Seahawks signed free-agent cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, to an undisclosed one-year deal on Tuesday. Witherspoon was benched in favor of Emmanuel Moseley to finish the 2019 season in San Francisco, but he re-entered the starting lineup for the final three games of 2020 and played well. Witherspoon will join D.J. Reed, who Seattle claimed off waivers from the 49ers last season. The soon-to-be 26-year-old was a third-round pick by the 49ers out of Colorado in 2017, and he was mostly a disappointment in his four seasons with the team. In 47 career games (33 starts), Witherspoon has 117 combined tackles (99 solo), four interceptions (one for a touchdown), 24 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Mar. 16th • 9:51 PM

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (head) suffered a concussion in Week 1 against the Cardinals and is in the league's concussion protocol, according to a league source. When he's good to go he'll take over for Richard Sherman (calf), who was placed on Injured Reserve on Wednesday. The Niners are suddenly thin in the secondary, but it might not matter much in Week 2 against a Jets offense that is already reeling and just lost running back Le'Veon Bell (hamstring) for at least three weeks. Witherspoon had a solo tackle in the Week 1 loss and managed 28 combined tackles, an interception returned for a touchdown and nine passes defensed in 10 games (eight starts) in 2019.

Sep. 16th • 2:31 PM

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (foot) is expected to miss at least a month with a foot sprain, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. Emmanuel Moseley will be first in line to replace Witherspoon, but a competition with Jason Verrett and others will take place. San Francisco's secondary will need to step up. Luckily they'll have a Week 4 bye to figure things out before being tested by Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday night in Week 5. The Browns could have their way with San Fran's secondary in that matchup.

Sep. 24th • 1:19 AM