Player·
Leighton Vander Esch
Leighton Vander Esch
LB · DAL
30 yrs
Boise State
Description
Position
LB
Team
DAL
Status
RET
Born
1996-02-08
Age
30
Height
6'4"
Weight
256 lb
College
Boise State
Draft
2018 · R1 · Pick 19 · DAL
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$4.0M/yr
Total
$8.0M
Guaranteed
$5.0M
% of cap
1.8%
Term
2023–2025 (2y)
Career Résumé
6 seasons
Seasons6 2018–2023
Games70
Tackles444
Sacks3.5
TFL10
INT3
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2023DAL51413270.001000000013.2%1369.2%5.3107.50.2
2022DAL134736831.012011003233.3%33.2%3177.4%6.995.43.8
2021DAL174329721.013120004325.0%89.4%3871.1%6.987.91.8
2020DAL102928571.011001002050.0%1216.7%2286.4%7.899.24.1
2019DAL94129700.511031002025.0%1315.3%4778.7%7.5112.04.9
2018DAL1697381350.01227000210.0%106.7%9080.0%6.796.44.0
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2017Boise St91914.04
2016Boise St23231.00
2015Boise St12120.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks3.51189th
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl271452nd111
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 452 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.140
QBH/g
0.122
TFL/g
0.139
FF/g
0.179
Solo/g
3.692
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs23
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles142018 Wk16 vs TB135'18
Sacks12020 Wk8 vs PHI1'20
TFL22021 Wk2 vs LAC3'21
INT12018 Wk10 vs PHI2'18
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2023 · stat-profile similarity