Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Iowa
A.J. Epenesa
DE • 6'6" • 280 lbs • Glen Carbon, IL, USA
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A.J. Epenesa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
A.J. Epenesa built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive end from Glen Carbon, IL wearing No. 94, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of A.J. Epenesa's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 54
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
A.J. Epenesa, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa. A.J. Epenesa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.6 disruption score.
Quick Answers
A.J. Epenesa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DE
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Edwardsville · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Edwardsville · 10 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 22 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DE 19th (top 7%) · Big Ten 71st (top 12%) · National 688th (top 12%)
A.J. Epenesa played DE for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Epenesa recorded 15 receiving yards, 101 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa.
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