49ers’ player stock watch after Week 15 win versus Seahawks
By Peter Panacy
![SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 16: Jeff Wilson #41 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after a 16-yard run against the Seattle Seahawks in overtime of their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on December 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 16: Jeff Wilson #41 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after a 16-yard run against the Seattle Seahawks in overtime of their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on December 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/bbe0d89e39e56c0f6cb8c2671898057875673e31283955aaaafed1ad62bc0398.jpg)
Stock Down: Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon
It’s more of a shame Ahkello Witherspoon suffered his knee injury in Week 15, particularly after a solid four-game stretch after a good chunk of struggles earlier this season.
Witherspoon went down in the first quarter trying to tackle Seahawks running back Chris Carson within the 49ers’ 10-yard line. The second-year corner required medical staff to assist him walking off the field, and later reports indicated Witherspoon suffered a knee sprain and will likely miss the rest of 2018.
Fortunately, there’s no apparent major damage.
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Still, it’s a bad blow for Witherspoon who had done a lot in recent weeks to turn his stock around considerably.
If there’s any consolation, though, those weeks of improvement all but assured the cornerback a legitimate part of San Francisco’s future plans.
He’s no longer to be viewed as a castoff player in 2019.