Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 19
- College
- Boise State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 19
- College
- Boise State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 72
- TOT
- 469
- SOLO
- 296
- AST
- 173
- SACK
- 3.5
- INT
- 3
- PD
- 13
- FF
- 3
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- TOT
- 47
- SOLO
- 22
- AST
- 25
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
- FF
- 0
Latest performance
Leighton Vander Esch
Oct 16 · @ LAC · W 20-17
- TOT
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- AST
- 0
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 16 | at LACW 20-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 08 | at SFL 42-10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 01 | vs NEW 38-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 24 | at ARIL 28-16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 17 | vs NYJW 30-10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 10 | at NYGW 40-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What were Leighton Vander Esch's career stats?
Leighton Vander Esch played 6 seasons for the Cowboys. He recorded 469 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season was 2018: 140 tackles and 0.0 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2018 to 2023
Leighton Vander Esch finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Leighton Vander Esch
Playoff games
Leighton Vander Esch played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  TB | W 31-14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SF | L 19-12 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | L 23-17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Leighton Vander Esch against each club
- vs New York Giants (5)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (3)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3)
- vs Washington Commanders (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs New England Patriots (2)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Leighton Vander Esch among NFL players at the same position.
- Dre GreenlawSFAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Passes defended79out of 100 on profile similarity
- Denzel PerrymanLACAlike in Solo tackles, Interceptions, Tackles79out of 100 on profile similarity
- Anthony Walker Jr.Alike in Interceptions, Passes defended, Tackles75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Myles JackAlike in Passes defended, Solo tackles, Tackles73out of 100 on profile similarity
- De'Vondre CampbellAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Interceptions73out of 100 on profile similarity
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