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Ifeatu Melifonwu
Is Ifeatu Melifonwu starting?
Ifeatu Melifonwu is listed No. 2 at FS on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart. Antoine Winfield Jr. is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart · FS No. 2 ›Ifeatu Melifonwu this week
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 9, on the road against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Nov 8 (NBC). Ifeatu Melifonwu is listed No. 2 at FS going into that game.
At FS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Antoine Winfield Jr. sits ahead of him.
Ifeatu Melifonwu's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 43-13 at CAR (Oct 25); L 19-26 vs PIT (Oct 18); W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8).
Ifeatu Melifonwu wears No. 5, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 210 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Syracuse.
Is Ifeatu Melifonwu playing this week?
Ifeatu Melifonwu is listed No. 2 at FS for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Nov 1, ESPN).
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILB
- SLBYaya Diaby
Questionable (as of Nov 1, ESPN)
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIA | 14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | DET | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | DET | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 40 | 83 | 6 | 5.5 | 3 | 14 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Nov 1, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#61 of 131 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Ifeatu Melifonwu is rated 60 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 218th of 271 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 20% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 25W@ CARTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 43-13
Oct 18Lvs PITTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 19-26
Oct 8W@ DALTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 24-16
Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | W@ CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Lvs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | W@ DAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ifeatu Melifonwu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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