Leighton Vander Esch MLB #58 87 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
29
Age
7 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
X-Factor
Dev
1041
Trade Value
Drafted: 14th Pick, 12th Round
Trade Worth: Mid 1st Rd Pick
$20.50M
Contract
5
Years
$14.00M
Signing Bonus
$2.50M
Salary
$14.00M
Cap Penalty
5
Years Left
Abilities
Run Stuffer
Run Stuffers can singlehandedly disrupt an offense. When they enter the zone, this ability increases their win rate and block shed speed against one-on-one run blocks.
Make tackles for loss
Don't allow yards
Reach Elite
Defenders with this ability can reach out of engaged blocks to tackle or sack nearby ballcarriers.
Inside Stuff
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against inside zone plays.
Career Stats
| 2025 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 12 | WAS @ DEN | 12 - 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | PHI @ WAS | 21 - 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | WAS @ DAL | 47 - 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | WAS @ MIN | 28 - 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 71 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |