Philadelphia Eagles · LB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa (2020 Round 2, Pick 54)

A.J. Epenesa

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 8 recorded. The score is withheld until A.J. Epenesa reaches the minimum.
Combined tackles
73 solo · 4 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
6711.2 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.100Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.20 → Shrunk n/a
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Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a
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Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk n/a
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Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 2.1% → Shrunk n/a
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Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk n/a
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Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk n/a
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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.100 → Shrunk n/a
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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for A.J. Epenesa. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs WASW 24-22210000012
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ TENW 24-2000000008
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs LAL 20-2410000003
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ JAXL 17-19110001015
Week 7Oct 26, 2026vs DALL 21-38310000029
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ WASL 10-2700000000

College to the NFL: Iowa to Philadelphia Eagles

Verified identity bridge linking A.J. Epenesa's college regular-season tackles at Iowa to official NFL game lines.

Iowa (College tackles)

152017
352018
452019
5454th pick
2020 Draft

PHI (NFL tackles)

122020
142021
152022
202023
362024
322025
72026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 7 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2020BUF141293134100291
2021BUF1414861.529100330
2022BUF15151236.5710502375
2023BUF15209116.5710821387
2024BUF173620166811202612
2025BUF163217152.529420438
2026 (so far)PHI673400010067

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