’22. Buffalo Bills – A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa. Epenesa’s on-field testing did not go so great at the combine – which may not be such a bad thing for the Bills. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.04 seconds and had a 10-yard split of 1.78 seconds, numbers that compare more to defensive tackles than elite edge rushers. So why would that be good for the Bills? Had Epenesa run blazing-fast times, he might have improved his draft stock to the point that he would not be on the board at No. 22. The reality is, the 6-foot-5, 275-pounder has great production, with 26.5 sacks and 101 tackles, including 36 for loss, in 37 career games. Over the past two seasons, he’s had 20.5 sacks and eight forced fumbles.’
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Iowa’s A.J. Epenesa comes from small town, but is big-time edge rusher
‘“I would have to say probably close to 60 or 70 people,” Epenesa said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine, recalling the get-together who watched as Iowa blew out the Trojans and Epenesa was named defensive player of the game with 2.5 sacks. “All of my family from L.A., from Oceanside, from San Diego, they all kind of just migrated to San Diego and people from Samoa, too, were able to come.’
5 things we learned about the Bills from the 2020 NFL Combine
‘The Bills averaged 20-points per game in 2019 and were the league’s 24th ranked offense. It’s clear most observers think that’s where Buffalo can improve the most this offseason through free agency and the draft.’
Bills Today | Jordan Palmer encouraged by Josh Allen’s offseason work
‘”He’s ahead of where I’d thought he’d be right now, by the way,” Palmer said. “I was chirping all draft, telling everybody how awesome this guy is going to be. With that being said… because what’s interesting about Josh is he never took over and dominated and won a single game at Wyoming…’