Usage Score
5.6
Player Dossier
2018-2020Syracuse
Ifeatu Melifonwu
DB • 6'3" • 213 lbs • South Grafton, MA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ifeatu Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
35.5
Consistency
44.1
Season Value
27.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ifeatu Melifonwu, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse. Ifeatu Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 13 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
35.5
Usage
5.6
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Duke: 1. Clemson: 2. Wake Forest: 1. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 3. NC State: 3. Notre Dame: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 6 by 35. Clemson: 6 by 45. Wake Forest: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 6 by 25. Louisville: 7 by 59.2. NC State: 7 by 59.2. Notre Dame: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Losses1.4 · n=9
First Half1 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=10
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | @ Notre Dame | L 21-45 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | vs NC State | L 29-36 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 0-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Boston College | L 13-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Wake Forest | L 14-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Clemson | L 21-47 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Duke | L 24-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Georgia Tech | W 37-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Pittsburgh | L 10-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | @ North Carolina | L 6-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Syracuse
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Progression
2018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 7 | 25.7 | 3.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 25.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 20.4 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Carolina
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.
#2
NC State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#3
Louisville
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#4
Wake Forest
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#5
Liberty
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
13 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
27.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
24.7
10 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
13.8
7 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8236
Grafton Memorial Senior · Grafton, MA
- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
88
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.