Leighton Vander Esch LOLB #58 77 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
32
Age
10 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
Normal
Dev
25
Trade Value
Drafted: 20th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: 6th Rd Pick
$12.07M
Contract
3
Years
$10.20M
Signing Bonus
$9.47M
Salary
$10.20M
Cap Penalty
3
Years Left
Abilities
Reach Elite
Defenders with this ability can reach out of engaged blocks to tackle or sack nearby ballcarriers.
Short Route KO
Defenders with this ability force more catch tackle knockouts in man-to-man versus short routes less than 10 yards from LoS
Career Stats
| 2028 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 11 | ARI @ LAR | 14 - 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | SEA @ LAR | 38 - 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | LAR @ ARI | 21 - 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | LAR @ SEA | 14 - 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Dallas Cowboys | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2028 | Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |