Former five-star recruit A.J. Epenesa has been everything the Iowa football team could have wanted when he signed his letter of intent back in February 2017. He’s been a part-time player through his first two seasons but has still managed to rack up 15.0 sacks (10.5 in 2018) and 22.0 tackles for loss.
He’s a lock for a top-10 pick in the NFL Draft if he chooses to depart Iowa City after this season. However, he could significantly boost his stock into the top 5 if he can break the Iowa single-season sack record set by Leroy Smith in 1991 (18.