Player·
A.J. Epenesa
A.J. Epenesa
DE · BUF
27 yrs
Iowa
Description
Position
DE
Team
BUF
Status
UFA
Born
1998-09-15
Age
27
Height
6'6"
Weight
260 lb
College
Iowa
Draft
2020 · R2 · Pick 22 · BUF
Rookie yr
2020
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.4M/yr
Total
$1.4M
Guaranteed
$688K
% of cap
0.5%
Term
2026–2027 (1y)
Career Résumé
6 seasons
Seasons6 2020–2025
Games79
Tackles129
Sacks24.0
TFL29
INT4
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.051.163.670.00+1.16
QB Hits4.3410.922.39.00+1.89
Sacks2.424.5111.22.50+2.01
Solo Tackles11.720.829.317.0+3.80
Tackles for Loss1.925.8313.42.00+3.83
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025BUF151715322.5922400012320.8%38.6%
2024BUF162016366.01180220016637.5%24.9%
2023BUF14911206.51072810114446.4%416.7%
2022BUF10123156.51070520014346.4%315.8%
2021BUF1486141.5920100014510.7%422.2%
2020BUF1093121.043010007314.3%00.0%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2019Iowa323211.53
2018Iowa212110.54
2017Iowa884.51
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks24298th
INTs4611th
Solo Tkl751573rd
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.262
QBH/g
0.676
TFL/g
0.128
FF/g
066
Solo/g
1.149
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs76
Conf. Championship02
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles42022 Wk14 vs NYJ36'24
Sacks22023 Wk5 vs JAX6.5'22
TFL22022 Wk13 vs NE8'24
INT12023 Wk3 vs WAS2'23
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity