6′1″ · 194 lb · Lawrenceville, GA
Michael Witherspoon: DB · East Carolina · #2.
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Michael Witherspoon
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Michael Witherspoon has played for two head coaches in two seasons at East Carolina. On tape: 7 tackles against NC State, Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | East Carolina | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | East Carolina | 35 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Career | 44 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ NC State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-9vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
50.4%
451 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
74.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
477 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scottie Montgomery → Mike Houston. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
