Leighton Vander Esch MLB #55 85 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
31
Age
9 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
X-Factor
Dev
298
Trade Value
Drafted: 20th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Late 2nd Rd Pick
$16.90M
Contract
4
Years
$10.60M
Signing Bonus
$5.66M
Salary
$7.95M
Cap Penalty
3
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
Out My Way
Defenders with this ability will frequently attempt and win impact blocks against receivers, tight ends, and running backs.
Secure Tackler
Defenders with this ability have an increased success rate when using conservative or diving tackles.
Career Stats
| 2027 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 7 | DAL @ NYG | 27 - 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | KC @ DAL | 27 - 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | DAL @ BUF | 35 - 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | SF @ DAL | 28 - 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 66 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 98 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Dallas Cowboys | 72 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Dallas Cowboys | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |