Leighton Vander Esch MLB #55 84 OVR
6'4''
Height
256
Weight
29
Age
7 yrs
Exp
Boise State
College
SuperStar
Dev
793
Trade Value
Drafted: 33rd Pick, 8th Round
Trade Worth: Mid 1st Rd Pick
$55.50M
Contract
7
Years
$53.30M
Signing Bonus
$8.00M
Salary
$53.30M
Cap Penalty
7
Years Left
Abilities
Persistent
Players with this ability are harder to knock out of The Zone
No Outsiders
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against outside zone plays.
Career Stats
| 2025 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 15 | HOU @ NYJ | 27 - 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | ARI @ HOU | 14 - 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | HOU @ SF | 20 - 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | HOU @ TEN | 28 - 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 107 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 101 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SEASON | CHAMPION | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Year 28 |  TBD |
TBD |
| Year 27 |  37 (CPU) |
 32 (MannyMcFly55) |
| Year 26 | (CPU) |
(CPU) |
| SEASON | CHAMPION | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Year 25 |  20 (johnsbg316) |
 0 (johndragon12345) |
| Year 24 |  35 (MannyMcFly55) |
 21 (JNorwood17) |
| Year 23 | 27 (MannyMcFly55) |
 24 (brickett333) |
| SEASON | CHAMPION | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Year 22 |  44 (JNorwood17) |
28 (Maine Jedi) |
| Year 21 | 24 (JNorwood17) |
 21 (john316sbg) |
| Year 20 |  31 (Emaraych81) |
 20 (JNorwood17) |
| SEASON | CHAMPION | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Year 19 |  27 (Emaraych81) |
 24 (John316sbg) |
| Year 18 | 34 (johndragon12345) |
27 (Emaraych81) |
| Year 17 | 45 (Emaraych81) |
14 (John316sbg) |
| Year 16 | LAC (John316sbg) |
 SEA (5h4wn) |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 15 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 6-2 |
| Year 14 | DAL |
Maine Jedi | 2-0 |
| Year 13 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 5-2 |
| Year 12 | DAL |
Maine Jedi | 1-0 |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 11 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 4-2 |
| Year 10 |  WAS |
CPU | 2-8 |
| Year 9 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 3-2 |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 8 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 2-2 |
| Year 7 | DET |
Emaraych81 | 1-2 |
| Year 6 |  NE |
brickett333 | 1-0 |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 5 |  CAR |
CPU | 1-4 |
| Year 4 | ATL |
John316sbg | 1-0 |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 |  NO |
JudahCanaan | 3-0 |
| Year 2 | NO |
JudahCanaan | 2-0 |
| SEASON | TEAM | USER | SB RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | NO |
JudahCanaan | 1-0 |