Age
27
May 2, 1999
Ifeatu Melifonwu
DET · 2021–2024→MIA · 2025UFA
IfeatuMelifonwu#9S
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
53
2025
PD
1
regular season
INT
1
regular season
INT Yds
0
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
54%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2018 — Present · Includes honors2025
Miami Dolphins · Safety
S · 17 active weeks
NFL
2021–2024
Detroit Lions · Cornerback
CB · 51 active weeks
NFL
2018–2020
Syracuse · DB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2021 DraftSelection
Round 3, Pick 101
#101 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#101
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.