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Oakland Raiders Select Obi Melifonwu In Second Round Of 2017 NFL Draft

2016: Was named first team All-American Athletic Conference and also earned All-ECAC and All-New England honors...started in all 12 games at safety...racked up a team-high 128 tackles and four interceptions...also had 2.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery...compiled seven double-digit tackle games...recorded a career-high and near UConn record 24 tackles vs. Tulane (Nov. 26)...Had a pair of interceptions vs. Temple (Nov. 4)...played in the 2017 Senior Bowl.

2015: Played in all 13 games and started 12 of them...has started 35 games over the past three seasons…was third on the team in tackles with 88 and also registered two tackles for a loss and two interceptions.