Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsMay 2, 1999
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 6 years
- Birthplace
- South Grafton, MA
- Draft
- 2021Rd 3, Pk 101
- College
- Syracuse
Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsMay 2, 1999
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 6 years
- Birthplace
- South Grafton, MA
- Draft
- 2021Rd 3, Pk 101
- College
- Syracuse
Stats
Totals
Dolphins- GP
- 16
- TOT
- 53
- SOLO
- 31
- AST
- 22
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 53
- TOT
- 125
- SOLO
- 84
- AST
- 41
- SACK
- 5.5
- INT
- 3
- PD
- 14
- FF
- 1
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- TOT
- 18
- SOLO
- 11
- AST
- 7
- SACK
- 2.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 16
- TOT
- 3.3
- SOLO
- 1.9
- AST
- 1.4
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 53
- TOT
- 2.4
- SOLO
- 1.6
- AST
- 0.8
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.3
- FF
- 0.0
Against other safeties
2025 regular season, 130 NFL safeties with 6+ games.
- Sacks1.0
Higher than 69% of the other 129 NFL safeties.
- Tackles53
Higher than 48% of the other 129 NFL safeties.
- Passes Defended1
Higher than 23% of the other 129 NFL safeties.
Latest performance
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Jan 04 · @ NE · L 38-10
- TOT
- 5
- SOLO
- 3
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs MINSun, Sep 27
vs MIN since 2021
- 5
- GP
- 14
- TOT
- 12
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 1
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 04 | at NEL 38-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs TBW 20-17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | vs CINL 45-21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 15 | at PITL 28-15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | at NYJW 34-10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 30 | vs NOW 21-17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What are Ifeatu Melifonwu's career stats?
Ifeatu Melifonwu has played 5 seasons for the Lions and the Dolphins. He has recorded 125 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season so far is 2025: 53 tackles and 1.0 sack.
Best single games
- Tackles: 9 vs DEN on Dec 16, 2023, W 42-17
- Sacks: 2 @ MIN on Dec 24, 2023, W 30-24
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2021.
More on Ifeatu Melifonwu
Playoff games
Ifeatu Melifonwu played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  WSH | L 45-31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  LAR | W 24-23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TB | W 31-23 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 |  SF | L 34-31 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Ifeatu Melifonwu against each club
- vs Green Bay Packers (5)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (5)
- vs Chicago Bears (4)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (3)
- vs Carolina Panthers (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New York Jets (3)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs New Orleans Saints (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Ifeatu Melifonwu among NFL players at the same position.
- Ar'Darius WashingtonNYGAlike in Sacks57out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jaylen WatsonLARAlike in Interceptions, Forced fumbles48out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jourdan LewisJAXAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended46out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ty OkadaSEAAlike in Passes defended, Solo tackles46out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jason PinnockNYGAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended45out of 100 on profile similarity
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