Leighton Vander Esch MLB #55 85 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
30
Age
8 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
SuperStar
Dev
294
Trade Value
Drafted: 20th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Late 2nd Rd Pick
$38.40M
Contract
4
Years
$40.00M
Signing Bonus
$18.95M
Salary
$30.00M
Cap Penalty
3
Years Left
Abilities
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.
Unfakeable
Defenders with this ability are rarely faked out by ballcarrier moves (and cannot be faked out when user-controlled).
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 15 | NYJ @ MIA | 21 - 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | NYJ @ BUF | 10 - 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MIA @ NYJ | 35 - 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | KC @ NYJ | 43 - 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | New York Jets | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |