Tampa Bay Buccaneers · S (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Syracuse (2021 Round 3, Pick 101)

Ifeatu Melifonwu

10.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #211 of 218 qualified DBs

Ifeatu Melifonwu among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.59 → Shrunk 28.18

8thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.17

2thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.61

2thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.6%

5thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.8% → Shrunk 2.8%

7thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 4.1% → Shrunk 5.0%

21thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.269 → Shrunk −0.042

100thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Ifeatu Melifonwu. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ CIN	L 27-33	0	0	0
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CLE	L 19-23	0	0	0
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs MIN	L 16-23	1	1	0
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs GB	L 14-17	0	0	4
Week 5	Oct 8, 2026	@ DAL	W 24-16	4	3	59
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs PIT	L 19-26	4	0	78
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ CAR	W 43-13	5	2	55
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs ATL	W 16-0	0	0	5

Verified identity bridge linking Ifeatu Melifonwu's college regular-season tackles at Syracuse to official NFL game lines.

Syracuse (College tackles)

142018

202019

542020

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TB (NFL tackles)

132021

132022

302023

102024

522025

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Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	DET	7	13	10	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	242
2022	DET	10	13	8	5	0.5	1	0	2	0	0	98
2023	DET	17	30	21	9	3	3	5	8	2	1	399
2024	DET	3	10	8	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	137
2025	MIA	16	52	30	22	1	1	1	1	1	0	547
2026 (so far)	TB	8	14	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	201

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