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Ifeatu Melifonwu

Syracuse · Cornerback · 2018-20

INT
3
PD
21
TKL
88

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2018 to 2020, Melifonwu recorded 88 tackles. From 2019 to 2020, Melifonwu also had 3 interceptions.

Melifonwu was the No. 101 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 6th-highest cornerback rating at Syracuse since 1990 and No. 128 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 101 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Ifeatu Melifonwu season-by-season statistics at Syracuse
SeasonTklPDInt
20181460
20192072
20205481
Total88213

Seasons with tracked stats at Syracuse. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Syracuse Teammates

  1. 90Oronde Gadsden II2021-24TE
  2. 80Sean Tucker2020-22RB
  3. 80Kyle McCord2024QB
  4. 75Justin Barron2020-24S
  5. 75Garrett Williams2020-22CB
  6. 71Marlowe Wax2020-24LB
  7. 71Darian Chestnut2021-25CB
  8. 71Garrett Shrader2021-23QB
  9. 70Caleb Okechukwu2020-23EDGE
  10. 70Mikel Jones2019-22LB

Full Syracuse all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Ifeatu Melifonwu) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.