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Ifeatu Melifonwu

No. 2 on the depth chart

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.

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Ifeatu Melifonwu this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). 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 2 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27).

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 Oct 15, ESPN).

TB FS Depth

1Antoine Winfield Jr.Starter
2Ifeatu Melifonwu

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 3"
Weight
210
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026TB240000
    2025MIA14301111
    2024DET381100
    2023DET9213328
    2022DET4810.502
    2021DET6100003
    Career6 yrs388165.5314

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    4
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    38
    Tackles
    81

    #53 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Ifeatu Melifonwu is rated 59 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 218th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 17% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    13th percentile
    Beats 13% of 263
    Sample
    2 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 610 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 101 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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 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

    Ifeatu Melifonwu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Ifeatu Melifonwu plays 21% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share21%

    College

    Syracuse

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