#6 Safety

Ifeatu Melifonwu

Detroit Lions

Height / Weight

6'3" / 210 lbs

Born

May 02, 1999 (25)

College

NFL Draft

2021: Rd. 3, No. 101 (DET)

NFL Career

4th Season

SEASON STATS 2023

SOLO

AST

SACK

INT

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Ifeatu Melifonwu

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Career stats

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	PD	KB
2023	DET	31	23	8	3	1	0	0	2	35	17.5	0	8	0

Recent Games

Date	Opp	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	PD	KB
Sat 8/17 8/17	@ KC	W 24-23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player	Team	YDS
QB Joe Burrow		3028
QB Lamar Jackson		2876
QB Kirk Cousins		2807
QB Geno Smith		2781
QB C.J. Stroud		2628
QB Brock Purdy		2613
QB Matthew Stafford		2557
QB Josh Allen		2543
QB Baker Mayfield		2505
QB Jared Goff		2492

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