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Ifeatu Melifonwu
Born May 2, 1999 · College Syracuse · Drafted 2021, round 3, pick 101 (DET) · 6-3, 210 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | 5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 4 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 8 | 33 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIA | 14 | 53 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | TB | 5 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | TB | 39 | 143 | 5.5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | 7 | – | – | 232 | 52.8 |
| 2022 | DET | 4 | 1 | 1.4 | 97 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | DET | 11 | – | – | 392 | 55.2 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | – | – | 134 | 72.4 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | – | – | 135 | 71.1 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | – | – | 41 | 56.9 |
| 2025 | MIA | 16 | – | – | 540 | 54.3 |
Game logs
2026 game log (5 games)
2025 game log (14 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ IND | L 8–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs NE | L 27–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ CAR | L 24–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ CLE | L 6–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ ATL | W 34–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-10-30 | vs BAL | L 6–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs BUF | W 30–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs WAS | W 16–13 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs NO | W 21–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ NYJ | W 34–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-15 | @ PIT | L 15–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs CIN | L 21–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs TB | W 20–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ NE | L 10–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (4 games)
2023 game log (11 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs ATL | W 20–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2023-09-28 | @ GB | W 34–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-30 | vs LV | W 26–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ CHI | L 13–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs DEN | W 42–17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ MIN | W 30–24 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 2023-12-30 | @ DAL | L 19–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs MIN | W 30–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| P19 | 2024-01-14 | vs LA | W 24–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs TB | W 31–23 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2024-01-28 | @ SF | L 31–34 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |