Leighton Vander Esch
Leighton Vander Esch, a LB, appears on NFL rosters across 2018–2023. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | LB |
|---|---|
| College | Boise State |
| Born | 1996-02-08 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 256 lb |
| Drafted | pick 19 by DAL in 2018 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
6 seasons of roster appearances, 2018–2023. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 97 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 43 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 70 | 271 | 173 | 10 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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