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Three Syracuse football DBs who declared will play on Sundays next year

Syracuse football, Ifeatu Melifonwu (Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)

Ifeatu Melifonwu is the latest member of the Syracuse football secondary to declare.

Syracuse football slugged through a rough 2020 term in which it went 1-10 and saw a boatload of its players either opt-out amid the novel coronavirus pandemic or unfortunately get injured.

But Orange Nation can revel in the possibility that three members of the ‘Cuse secondary from the recently concluded campaign have a realistic chance to hear their name called in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu, a redshirt junior, said via Twitter that he will forgo his remaining eligibility on the Hill and enter his name into next year’s NFL Draft.