AJ
Epenesa
DE
#57
AJ Epenesa
#57DE
Philadelphia Eagles
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 280 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Philadelphia Eagles payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.26 M$
- Average per year
- 1.40 M$
- Total value
- 1.4 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.26 M$
Partially guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
32
9th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
10th percentile
Sacks
2.5
54th percentile
Pressures
12
67th percentile
Interceptions
2
90th percentile
Passes defended
4
59th percentile
Yards allowed per target
2.0 yd
98th percentile
Passer rating allowed
16.7
99th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.6 %
42th percentile
Defensive snaps
438
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
16
WAR 2025
0.2
Games played
16
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
- 20230.3 WAR · 0.020 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
76
Established starter
- TCK
- Tackling
- 62
- COV
- Coverage
- 88
- RDF
- Run defense
- 68
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 82
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 65
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BUF | 16 | 0.2 | 67 | 76 | 32 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | BUF | 17 | 0.1 | 75 | 73 | 36 | 8 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 15 | 0.3 | 75 | 55 | 20 | 7 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | 0.2 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | BUF | 14 | 0.1 | 11 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
AJ Epenesa in five questions
What are AJ Epenesa's stats in 2025?
AJ Epenesa has 2.5 sacks and 9 QB hits in 16 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is AJ Epenesa?
AJ Epenesa is 28 years old. He is 6'6" (198 cm) and weighs 280 lb (127 kg).
How good is AJ Epenesa?
AJ Epenesa produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 67 out of 100: above average for his position.
What number does AJ Epenesa wear, and what team does he play for?
AJ Epenesa plays for Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 57.
What is AJ Epenesa's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
