#55
Linebacker
Leighton Vander Esch
Height / Weight
6'4" / 256 lbs
Born
Feb 8, 1996 (27)
College
Boise State
NFL Draft
2018: Rd. 1, No. 19 (DAL)
NFL Career
6th Season
SEASON STATS
2022SOLO
54
AST
36
SACK
1
INT
0
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Career stats
Recent Games
| Date | Opp | RESULT | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | PD | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/22 |
L
12-19
|
11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1/16 |
W
31-14
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12/18 |
L
34-40
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12/11 |
W
23-27
|
14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12/4 |
W
19-54
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/24 |
W
20-28
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/20 |
W
40-3
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/13 |
L
28-31
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/30 |
W
29-49
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/23 |
W
6-24
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/16 |
L
17-26
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/9 |
W
22-10
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/2 |
W
10-25
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/26 |
W
23-16
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/18 |
W
17-20
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9/11 |
L
19-3
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
