Leighton Vander Esch MLB #55 86 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
30
Age
8 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
SuperStar
Dev
282
Trade Value
Drafted: 7th Pick, 10th Round
Trade Worth: Late 2nd Rd Pick
$20.00M
Contract
5
Years
$12.50M
Signing Bonus
$6.50M
Salary
$5.00M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Abilities
Crusher
Defenders with this ability will cause heavy fatigue penalties when tackling a ballcarrier with a hit-stick tackle.
Run Stopper
Defenders with this ability do not need to spend a point on shed attempts during a run play
Secure Tackler
Defenders with this ability have an increased success rate when using conservative or diving tackles.
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 15 | JAX @ DAL | 20 - 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | ARI @ DAL | 29 - 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DAL @ NYG | 34 - 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DAL @ PHI | 35 - 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 61 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |