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OLB · #55 · Dallas Cowboys

Leighton Vander Esch

Born 1996 6'4" · 255 lb Boise State Drafted 2018 · R1 #19 by DAL 2018 – 2023 · 6 Seasons

  • 1× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

70 Games 6 seasons
444 Total Tkl
3.5 Sacks
3 INT
3 FF
0 Def TD

271 Solo10 TFL5 QB Hits13 PD

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 135 2018'18
  2. 70 2019'19
  3. 57 2020'20
  4. 72 2021'21
  5. 83 2022'22
  6. 27 2023'23
  1. 0 2018'18
  2. 0.5 2019'19
  3. 1 2020'20
  4. 1 2021'21
  5. 1 2022'22
  6. 0 2023'23
  1. 2 2018'18
  2. 0 2019'19
  3. 0 2020'20
  4. 1 2021'21
  5. 0 2022'22
  6. 0 2023'23
  1. 2 2018'18
  2. 1 2019'19
  3. 1 2020'20
  4. 3 2021'21
  5. 2 2022'22
  6. 1 2023'23
  1. 7 2018'18
  2. 3 2019'19
  3. 0 2020'20
  4. 2 2021'21
  5. 1 2022'22
  6. 0 2023'23

Latest games · 2023

  1. W2 W 30–10 4 tkl · 0 TFL
  2. @ W3 L 16–28 3 tkl · 0 TFL
  3. W4 W 38–3 7 tkl · 0 TFL
  4. @ W5 L 10–42 10 tkl · 1 TFL

Career bests

Most tackles 2018 135 tkl · 97 solo
Most sacks 2020 1 sacks · 1 hits
Most INTs 2018 2 INT · 7 PD
Most TFL 2021 3 TFL · 0 FF

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