Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Syracuse
Ifeatu Melifonwu
DB • 6'3" • 213 lbs • South Grafton, MA, USA
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Ifeatu Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Ifeatu Melifonwu built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from South Grafton, MA wearing No. 2, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Ifeatu Melifonwu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 101
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Ifeatu Melifonwu, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse. Ifeatu Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Ifeatu Melifonwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Grafton Memorial Senior · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Grafton Memorial Senior · 2 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 38 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DB 47th (top 6%) · ACC 36th (top 6%) · National 244th (top 5%)
Ifeatu Melifonwu played DB for Syracuse. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ifeatu Melifonwu recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Syracuse.
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