Player·
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Ifeatu Melifonwu
S · MIA
27 yrs
Syracuse
Description
Position
S
Team
MIA
Status
UFA
Born
1999-05-02
Age
27
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lb
College
Syracuse
Draft
2021 · R3 · Pick 37 · DET
Rookie yr
2021
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$3.0M/yr
Total
$3.0M
Guaranteed
$2.5M
% of cap
1.1%
Term
2025–2026 (1y)
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2021–2025
Games36
Tackles118
Sacks5.5
TFL6
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.290.000.00
Interceptions0.031.474.991.00+0.47
Passes Defended0.495.348.261.00+4.34
Solo Tackles18.243.463.130.0+13.4
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDMTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025MIA143022521.01111000610.2%2885.7%9.7128.07.4
2024DET382101.0210000000.0%771.4%6.990.26.7
2023DET9219303.05328100410.8%2853.6%4.961.28.6
2022DET485130.5010200016.7%666.7%8.2131.26.2
2021DET6103130.0000300016.3%2360.9%9.3120.412.3
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2020Syracuse42421.08
2019Syracuse16160.07
2018Syracuse14140.06
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks5.5954th
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl771538th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 307 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
2.148
INT/g
0.166
PD/g
0.118
FF/g
071
TFL/g
0.142
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs22
Conf. Championship01
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles82022 Wk16 vs CAR52'25
Sacks22023 Wk16 vs MIN3'23
TFL22023 Wk16 vs MIN3'23
INT12023 Wk16 vs MIN2'23
Athletic Profile
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2025 · stat-profile similarity