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Featured defensive role
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2012-2016UConn
Obi Melifonwu
S • 6'3" • South Grafton, MA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Obi Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Obi Melifonwu built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from South Grafton, MA wearing No. 20, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Obi Melifonwu's career was his defensive production: 118...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 56
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Obi Melifonwu, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UConn. Obi Melifonwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Obi Melifonwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · S
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Grafton Memorial Senior · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Grafton Memorial Senior · 2 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 2 · Pick 24 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 118 tackles · S 1st (top 1%) · American Athletic 2nd (top 1%) · National 17th (top 1%)
Obi Melifonwu played S for UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Obi Melifonwu recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UConn.
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