A.J. Epenesa
Edge Rusher
Age: 26
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 275
- College: Iowa
- Entry: 2020 Draft, Round 2, #54 overall (Bills)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $2,812,000 (1.10% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $7,000,000 (2.77% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.49
- Contract Value: $12,000,000 ($6,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $6,560,000
- Contract Ranking: 51/241 at EDGE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 26 | $1,125,000 | $1,287,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $1,125,000 | $2,812,000 | 1.1% | |||||
2025
March 18: $3.5m injury guarantee vests
| 27 | $4,560,000 | $1,287,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $6,287,000 | 2.3% | |||||
2026
February 18: Contract voids
| 28 | Void | $1,287,000 | Void | Void | Void | $2,861,000 | 1.0% | |||||
2027 | 29 | Void | $1,287,000 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
2028 | 30 | Void | $287,000 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
Total | $5,685,000 | $5,435,000 | $680,000 | $200,000 | $1,125,000 | $11,960,000 |
Contract Notes
A.J. Epenesa signed a four year contract with the Bills on May 8, 2020 that is worth $5,877,304. Epenesa's guarantee is worth $3,321,554. The guarantee package is made up of his 2020 and 2021 base salaries as well as a signing bonus of $1,834,404. There are non-guaranteed $75,000 workout bonuses in the final two contract years.
Cash Flows
2024 | 2025 | |
---|---|---|
Cash Due | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
Running Cash | $7,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $9,877,304
Career APY: $2,469,326
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | Drafted | Expired | 2020 | 4 | $5,877,304 | $1,469,326 | $3,321,554 | $5,877,304 | 100.0% | $1,469,326 |
Bills | UFA | Active | 2024 | 2 | $12,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,560,000 | $4,000,000 | 33.3% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | 4 | $9,877,304 | $2,469,326 | $5,877,304 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Bills | $610,000 | $458,601 | $0 | $0 | $610,000 | $1,068,601 | 0.5% | $2,444,404 | ||
2021 | Bills | $877,150 | $458,601 | $0 | $0 | $877,150 | $1,335,751 | 0.7% | $877,150 | ||
2022 | Bills | $1,069,300 | $458,601 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $1,602,901 | 0.8% | $1,144,300 | ||
2023 | Bills | $1,336,450 | $458,601 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $1,870,051 | 0.8% | $1,411,450 | ||
2024 | Bills | $1,125,000 | $1,287,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $1,125,000 | $2,812,000 | 1.1% | $7,000,000 | ||
2025 | Bills | $4,560,000 | $1,287,000 | $340,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $6,287,000 | 2.3% | $5,000,000 | ||
2026 | Bills | $1,215,000 | $1,287,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,861,000 | 1.0% | $0 | ||
2027 | Bills | $20,000,000 | $1,287,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
2028 | Bills | $20,000,000 | $287,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
Total | $50,792,900 | $7,269,404 | $680,000 | $350,000 | $2,612,150 | $17,837,304 | $17,877,304 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2020 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 27.2% | 17.8% | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30.6% | 33.2% | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 35.7% | 10.5% | 13 | 3 | 6.5 | 56.5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 36.1% | 6.0% | 9 | 11 | 6.5 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59.2% | 14.0% | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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OTC Valuation | APY | |
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Regular | $4,380,000 | $6,000,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $4,380,000 | $6,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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