Leighton Vander Esch Stats & College Stats

Leighton Vander Esch is a retired NFL outside linebacker who last played for the Dallas Cowboys. He was selected with pick 19 of round 1 in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Boise State. In the 2023 regular season he made 27 tackles (14 solo). At Boise State (2015–17) he made 168 tackles (12 for loss), recorded 5 sacks and had 4 interceptions and 4 passes defended.

Player details

Position: OLB
Last team: Dallas Cowboys
Jersey: #55
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 255 lbs
College: Boise State
Drafted: 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 19

Career defensive stats

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2023	DAL	5	14	13	1	0	0	0	0	0
2022	DAL	13	47	36	2	1	1	0	1	1
2021	DAL	17	43	29	3	1	1	1	2	0
2020	DAL	10	29	28	1	1	1	0	0	1
2019	DAL	9	41	29	1	0.5	1	0	3	1
2018	DAL	16	97	38	2	0	1	2	7	0

2023 game log

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL
1	NYG	4	0	0
2	NYJ	2	2	0
3	ARI	0	2	0
4	NE	4	3	0
5	SF	4	6	1

College career stats

Season	School	G	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2017	Boise State	14	141	91	8.5	4	3	4
2016	Boise State	6	27	23	3.5	1	1	0
2015	Boise State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL
1	NYG	4	0	0
2	NYJ	2	2	0
3	ARI	0	2	0
4	NE	4	3	0
5	SF	4	6	1

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL
1	NYG	4	0	0
2	NYJ	2	2	0
3	ARI	0	2	0
4	NE	4	3	0
5	SF	4	6	1

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL
1	NYG	4	0	0
2	NYJ	2	2	0
3	ARI	0	2	0
4	NE	4	3	0
5	SF	4	6	1