5 Things to Know About Obi Melifonwu

A few interesting facts about the Connecticut safety.

1. He crushed the NFL Combine.If there was one player who dramatically increased his stock at the NFL Scouting Combine, it was Melifonwu. He was the top performer across all positions in both the broad jump and the vertical jump, recording a broad jump five inches further than any other player. He also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds, which placed him among the 10-fastest players at the Combine.

2. He’s one of the bigger safeties in the draft.

Safety is an interesting position – there smaller players who can thrive, like Tyrann Mathieu, but there are also bigger players like Kam Chancellor who are just as efficient. When Melifonwu gets…