During his time with the Hawkeyes, the Glen Carbon, Ill., native was a force to be reckoned with. Standing at 6’6″, 280 pounds, the defensive end recorded 101 career tackles in just 39 games along with adding 26.5 sacks in the process. In his senior year, Epenesa was named to Associated Press All-Bowl team for his play in the Holiday Bowl where he was named MVP, was one of five finalists for the Polynesian Player of the Year and was named to the first-team All-America by The Athletic.
After the Buffalo Bills traded out of the first round with the acquisition of Stefon Diggs, who you could say is who they got with their first rounder, it was a surprise that Epensa was there for the taking at 54.