Texans checked out Obi Melifonwu at UConn pro day

The Houston Texans are in search of a new starting safety now that Quintin Demps is gone.

The Texans were one of several teams that attended UConn’s pro day as they got a good look at safety Obi Melifonwu.

Jody Smith of Texans Wire raves about Melifonwu’s size and athleticism.

At 6-foot-4 and 224 pounds, Melifonwu combines superior size, impressive instincts, and strong ball skills. But at February’s NFL Scouting Combine, it was Melifonwu’s athleticism that really turned heads.

In Indianapolis, Melifonwu ran a 4.42-second 40-yard dash, had a 44-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 11 feet, 9 inches. That broad jump was the second-longest in combine history and the vertical leap was only two…