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Leighton Vander Esch

Dallas CowboysOLB6′4″256 lbAge 30
Awards
No recorded awards

Player overview

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RecordDefense
W–LSCKTOT TKLTFLQBHDEF INT
2023 season3–2027100
Career43–283.54441053

Player chart

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Leighton Vander Esch Career profile: Pressure 18/100Leighton Vander Esch Career profile: Run disruption 69/100Leighton Vander Esch Career profile: Takeaways 69/100Leighton Vander Esch Career profile: Coverage 74/100Leighton Vander Esch Career profile: Tackling 96/100
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Performances

Statistic
03691220232022 W32022 W62022 W82022 W122022 W15W2W5

2023 league standings

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RankEschMean25th75th90th100th
Solo and assisted tackles#226 / 5882729.9740.373164
Tackles for loss#300 / 39014.6271022

Recent results

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DefenseParticipation & penalties
WKOPPRESScoreSCKTOT TKLTFLQBHFFSOLODEF SNAPSDEF %ST SNAPSPENPENYDS
549ersL10–42010100458—600
4PatriotsW38–307000455100%200
3CardinalsL16–2802000061100%600
2JetsW30–1004000247100%300
1GiantsW40–00400044868.6%200

Season stats

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2026 NFL leaders

League leader stat display
Passing yardsQB1,268Bryce YoungJared GoffQB1,214Tyler ShoughQB1,203
Rushing yardsRB537Kenneth Walker IIIBijan RobinsonRB494James CookRB421
Receiving yardsWR498CeeDee LambChris OlaveWR491Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR481
Scrimmage yardsRB621Kenneth Walker IIIBijan RobinsonRB614Jahmyr GibbsRB540
Passing TDQB11Brock PurdyKirk CousinsQB11Bryce YoungQB9
Rushing TDRB7Derrick HenryJosh AllenQB7Jonathan TaylorRB6
Receiving TDWR6Jaxon Smith-NjigbaAmon-Ra St. BrownWR5CeeDee LambWR4
SacksLB6Greg RousseauDallas TurnerLB5.5T.J. WattOLB4.5
InterceptionsCB3Hezekiah MassesJevon HollandSAF3Devin LloydLB2
Passer ratingQB126.2Brock PurdyLamar JacksonQB119.6Trevor LawrenceQB111.2
QB fantasy pointsQB112.5Josh AllenBrock PurdyQB100.5Bryce YoungQB90.6
WR fantasy pointsWR116.7Jaxon Smith-NjigbaCeeDee LambWR112.2Amon-Ra St. BrownWR91.3
RB fantasy pointsRB116Jahmyr GibbsKenneth Walker IIIRB110.1Bijan RobinsonRB105.4
TE fantasy pointsTE69.2Trey McBrideGeorge KittleTE64.4Juwan JohnsonTE60.2

2026 NFL standings

AFC East

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Buffalo Bills3–1.750+20
New England Patriots2–2.500-12
New York Jets1–3.250-8
Miami Dolphins0–4.000-55

AFC North

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Baltimore Ravens3–1.750+20
Cleveland Browns3–1.750-14
Cincinnati Bengals2–2.500+12
Pittsburgh Steelers2–2.500-10

AFC South

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Jacksonville Jaguars3–1.750+51
Indianapolis Colts2–2.500-2
Houston Texans0–4.000-25
Tennessee Titans0–4.000-28

AFC West

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Kansas City Chiefs4–01.000+41
Las Vegas Raiders3–1.750+31
Denver Broncos2–2.500-20
Los Angeles Chargers0–4.000-39

NFC East

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
New York Giants3–1.750+3
Dallas Cowboys2–2.500+10
Philadelphia Eagles2–2.500-18
Washington Commanders1–3.250-34

NFC North

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Minnesota Vikings4–01.000+35
Chicago Bears3–1.750+47
Detroit Lions2–2.500-8
Green Bay Packers2–2.500-32

NFC South

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
Carolina Panthers2–2.500+12
Atlanta Falcons2–2.500+4
New Orleans Saints1–3.250-23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0–4.000-20

NFC West

TeamW–L–TPCTDIFF
San Francisco 49ers4–01.000+58
Seattle Seahawks3–1.750+32
Los Angeles Rams2–2.500+2
Arizona Cardinals1–3.250-30
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