Will Witherspoon stats
Bio
- Age
- 46 yearsAug 19, 1980
- Height
- 6' 1"
Will Witherspoon played 12 NFL seasons, 2002 to 2013.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 189
- TOT
- 951
- SOLO
- 757
- AST
- 194
- SACK
- 26.0
- INT
- 14
- PD
- 72
- FF
- 11
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CAR | 15 | 71 | 56 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | CAR | 16 | 99 | 74 | 25 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | CAR | 16 | 103 | 85 | 18 | 3.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2005 | CAR | 15 | 81 | 66 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | LAR | 16 | 116 | 102 | 14 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2007 | LAR | 16 | 110 | 92 | 18 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | LAR | 16 | 72 | 57 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 |  LAR/PHI | 17 | 91 | 80 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | TEN | 16 | 92 | 63 | 29 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | TEN | 16 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | TEN | 14 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | LAR | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- TOT
- 52
- SOLO
- 38
- AST
- 14
- SACK
- 2.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 3
- FF
- 2
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 189
- TOT
- 5.0
- SOLO
- 4.0
- AST
- 1.0
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.4
- FF
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CAR | 15 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | CAR | 16 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | CAR | 16 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | CAR | 15 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | LAR | 16 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | LAR | 16 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | LAR | 16 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | LAR/PHI | 17 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | TEN | 16 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | TEN | 16 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | TEN | 14 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | LAR | 16 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bio
- Age
- 46 yearsAug 19, 1980
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2002
- Birthplace
- San Antonio, TX
- Draft
- 2002Rd 3, Pk 73
- College
- Georgia
Latest performance
Will Witherspoon
Dec 29 · @ SEA · L 27-9
- TOT
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- AST
- 0
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
2002 NFL combine
OLB, 6'1", 231 lb · Georgia
| Measure | Result | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash | 4.68s | 49th |
| Vertical jump | 38" | 85th |
| Broad jump | 10' 2" | 75th |
| Bench press (225 lb) | 25 reps | 71st |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09s | 56th |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21s | 71st |
Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2002 combine
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 29 | at SEAL 27-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 22 | vs TBW 23-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 15 | vs NOW 27-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 08 | at ARIL 30-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 01 | at SFL 23-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 24 | vs CHIW 42-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Will Witherspoon's career stats?
Will Witherspoon played 12 seasons for the Panthers, the Rams, the Eagles and the Titans. He recorded 951 tackles, 26 sacks and 14 interceptions. His best season was 2006: 116 tackles and 3.0 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2002 to 2013
All-time career rank
- 68th in tackles (951)
Among the 9,780 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Will Witherspoon
Playoff games
Will Witherspoon played 8 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 3 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  DAL | L 34-14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 |  NYG | W 23-0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CHI | W 29-21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | L 34-14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | DAL | W 29-10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2003 |  LAR | W 29-23 2OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2003 | PHI | W 14-3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2003 |  NE | L 32-29 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Will Witherspoon against each club
- vs Atlanta Falcons (13)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (12)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (11)
- vs New Orleans Saints (11)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (11)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (11)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (9)
- vs Houston Texans (8)
- vs Chicago Bears (7)
- vs Green Bay Packers (7)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (7)
- vs Washington Commanders (7)
- vs New York Giants (6)
- vs Denver Broncos (5)
- vs Detroit Lions (5)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (5)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (5)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (5)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (5)
- vs Buffalo Bills (4)
- vs Carolina Panthers (4)
- vs Miami Dolphins (4)
- vs New England Patriots (4)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (3)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (3)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (3)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (3)
- vs New York Jets (3)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
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Closest career per-game profiles to Will Witherspoon among NFL players at the same position.
- Daryl SmithAlike in Solo tackles, Passes defended, Tackles79out of 100 on profile similarity
- Mark BarronAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended, Solo tackles72out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tommy PolleyAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Passes defended71out of 100 on profile similarity
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- Michael BoleyAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Interceptions71out of 100 on profile similarity
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