Iose Epenesa

DLSophomore6' 3", 269 lbsGlen Carbon, IL

Iowa Hawkeyes5-1 · TDC #20

Snap share

40%

6 of 6 started · likely 23–52%

Tackles

2194th of 5416 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

1.5

1058th of 2453 in FBS

Sacks

Interceptions

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Defense	Value	FBS rank
Havoc plays	2	1191st / 2577
Tackles for loss	2	630th / 1914
Run stops	7	964th / 3269
Sacks	0	—
Pass breakups	0	—
Interceptions	0	—
Forced fumbles	0	—
Tackles	9	—

Charting

Where Epenesa's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended

0 broken up · 0 intercepted

QB hurries

as the play text names the rusher

Tackles after a catch

3 yds per catch on those

YAC on those catches

0.0

yds after the catch before his tackle

Coverage plays

PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD	Havoc
2026 so far	Iowa#20 · 5-1	6	40%	9	1.5	0	0	0	2
2025	Iowa#14 · 9-4	1	3%	1	1	0	0	0	—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Iose Epenesa's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Iose Epenesa's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.5 avg. game scoreBest: 6.7 at Washington (Week 6)0 of 5 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	Northern Illinois	W 40–0	4.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	·	·
2	Iowa State	W 16–13	6.0	2	1	0.5	0	0	0	·	·
3	Northern Iowa	W 55–0	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	·	·
4	@Michigan	W 20–19	5.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
5	Ohio State	L 14–31	5.3	2	1	0	0	0	0	·	·
6	@Washington	W 41–24	6.7	2	2	1	0	0	0	·	·
2026 · 6 games			5.5	9	5	1.5	0	1	0	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	9	2194th / 5416
Solo	5	—
Tackles for loss	1.5	1058th / 2453
Sacks	0	—
QB hurries	1	636th / 1387
Passes defended	0	—
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Start	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 1 · Northern Illinois	✓ DL	55	~17 (7–27)	1	31%
Wk 2 · Iowa State	✓ DL	53	~22 (9–35)	2	42%
Wk 3 · Northern Iowa	✓ DL	64	·	·	—
Wk 4 · Michigan	✓ DL	68	~40 (20–50)	2	59%
Wk 5 · Ohio State	✓ DL	74	~32 (12–50)	2	43%
Wk 6 · Washington	✓ DL	76	~43 (21–54)	2	57%
Season	6 GS	383	154 (88–198)	9	40%

Position Room

19 DLs on the Iowa roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
96	Bryce Hawthorne	DL	SR	19	4	2.5	—	0
51	Luke Gaffney	DL	SR	12	0	0	—	0
43	Kahmari Brown	DL	JR	11	2	1.5	—	0
57	Will Hubert	DL	SR	10	0.5	0	—	0
97	Iose Epenesa	DL	SO	9	1.5	0	—	0
13	Drew Campbell	DE	JR	7	2.5	1.5	—	0
44	Kenneth Merrieweather	DL	SR	6	0	0	—	1
92	Brice Stevenson	DL	SR	6	0	0	—	0
84	Joseph Anderson	DE	JR	5	3	3	—	0
40	Chima Chineke	DE	JR	3	1	1	—	0
91	Devan Kennedy	DL	JR	3	0.5	0.5	—	0
42	David Fason	DL	FR	2	0	0	—	0
45	Jack Janda	DL	FR	2	0	0	—	0
88	Emmanuel Olagbaju	DL	SR	1	0	0	—	0
32	Sawyer Jezierski	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—
50	Will Lockhart	DL	SO	—	—	—	—	—
56	Maddux Borcherding-Johnson	DL	SR	—	—	—	—	—
95	Lance Ingold	DL	JR	—	—	—	—	—
99	Brad Fitzgibbon	DL	SO	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →