A.J. Epenesa is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Epenesa in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Epenesa's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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A.J. Epenesa

Top 37% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'6"

Weight280 lb

BornSep 15, 1998

Age

Career Value · VORP

12 career value over replacement — #3533 all-time of 4,695. 2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #54 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2020 · +1.4 vs expected KV-H

49actual

47.6 expected · Δ+1.4

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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	21–22	BUF	14	—	12	9	3	3	4	1.0	8.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	291	30.5%	79	19.4%	1	1	1.0	95.8	7.0	7	3	3	1	0	0.0
2021	22–23	BUF	14	—	14	8	6	2	9	1.5	12.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	330	36.9%	144	40.8%	0	0	—	—	—	14	5	7	1	4	0.2
2022	23–24	BUF	15	—	15	12	3	7	10	6.5	23.5	0	5	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	375	37.6%	43	11.6%	2	2	1.0	116.7	3.0	14	3	4	1	3	0.2
2023	24–25	BUF	15	—	20	9	11	7	10	6.5	23.5	2	8	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	387	40.6%	26	7.0%	3	2	0.7	52.8	6.3	14	4	3	1	4	0.2
2024	25–26	BUF	17	—	36	20	16	8	11	6.0	25.0	0	2	2	—	0	1	—	0.0%	612	55.1%	63	13.7%	4	2	0.5	58.3	-3.8	16	6	4	0	2	0.0
2025	26–27	BUF	16	—	32	17	15	2	9	2.5	13.5	2	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	438	47.4%	85	20.2%	4	2	0.5	16.7	0.3	12	3	6	0	3	0.1
2026	27–28	PHI	4	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	38	14.3%	35	32.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	133	77	56	29	53	24.0	106.0	4	22	5	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	9	—	—	—	77	24	27	4	16	—

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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 12 · #3533 · Role Player

Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 76% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +7

2 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈