40-time
Bench
Vertical
4.65s
20 reps
39.50"
Broad Jump
Shuttle
Cone
124.0"
4.15s
6.88s
Leighton Vander Esch Stats
| Season | Team | G | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | INTTD | FFum | FR | FRTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DAL | 16 | 784 | 76.6 | 100 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 9 | 528 | 86.3 | 41 | 31 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DAL | 10 | 459 | 67.5 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DAL | 16 | 598 | 55.7 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DAL | 14 | 746 | 79.2 | 54 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 5 | 269 | 88.5 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Week | Opp | Result | Snp | Snp% | Tackle | Assist | Sack | PD | INTRet | INTTD | FFum | FR | FRTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | L8-16 | 17 | 25.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | NYG | W20-13 | 28 | 41.2 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SEA | L13-24 | 33 | 47.8 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DET | W26-24 | 50 | 92.6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | HOU | L16-19 | 80 | 100.0 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | JAC | W40-7 | 47 | 97.9 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | WAS | L17-20 | 21 | 35.0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | TEN | L14-28 | 61 | 87.1 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | PHI | W27-20 | 62 | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | ATL | W22-19 | 55 | 98.2 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | WAS | W31-23 | 59 | 93.7 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | NO | W13-10 | 44 | 84.6 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | PHI | W29-23 | 46 | 88.5 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | IND | L0-23 | 65 | 90.3 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TB | W27-20 | 80 | 100.0 | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | NYG | W36-35 | 36 | 50.7 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WC | SEA | W24-22 | 50 | 90.9 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | LAR | L22-30 | 61 | 77.2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NYG | W35-17 | 65 | 94.2 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | WAS | W31-21 | 55 | 88.7 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MIA | W31-6 | 64 | 88.9 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NO | L10-12 | 71 | 100.0 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | GB | L24-34 | 66 | 89.2 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | NYJ | L22-24 | 48 | 77.4 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | PHI | W37-10 | 22 | 36.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MIN | L24-28 | 74 | 97.4 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DET | W35-27 | 63 | 96.9 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LAR | L17-20 | 23 | 31.5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ARI | L10-38 | 32 | 51.6 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | WAS | L3-25 | 67 | 97.1 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | PHI | L9-23 | 59 | 93.7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | PIT | L19-24 | 38 | 55.1 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MIN | W31-28 | 45 | 70.3 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | WAS | L16-41 | 60 | 87.0 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | BAL | L17-34 | 38 | 69.1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | CIN | W30-7 | 65 | 90.3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | SF | W41-33 | 32 | 38.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TB | L29-31 | 14 | 21.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | LAC | W20-17 | 37 | 52.1 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | PHI | W41-21 | 44 | 75.9 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | CAR | W36-28 | 40 | 57.1 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | NYG | W44-20 | 31 | 46.3 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | NE | W35-29 | 28 | 51.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MIN | W20-16 | 33 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DEN | L16-30 | 51 | 65.4 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | ATL | W43-3 | 20 | 37.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | KC | L9-19 | 49 | 72.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | LV | L33-36 | 53 | 60.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | NO | W27-17 | 39 | 55.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | WAS | W27-20 | 28 | 41.2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | NYG | W21-6 | 33 | 52.4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | WAS | W56-14 | 41 | 68.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | ARI | L22-25 | 57 | 75.0 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | PHI | W51-26 | 65 | 87.8 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WC | SF | L17-23 | 56 | 86.2 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TB | L3-19 | 53 | 85.5 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CIN | W20-17 | 63 | 90.0 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | NYG | W23-16 | 60 | 83.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | WAS | W25-10 | 68 | 91.9 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | LAR | W22-10 | 45 | 69.2 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | PHI | L17-26 | 54 | 76.1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DET | W24-6 | 53 | 91.4 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | CHI | W49-29 | 69 | 87.3 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | GB | L28-31 | 61 | 98.4 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MIN | W40-3 | 42 | 73.7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | NYG | W28-20 | 56 | 87.5 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | IND | W54-19 | 61 | 84.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | HOU | W27-23 | 56 | 84.8 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | JAC | L34-40 | 5 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WC | TB | W31-14 | 72 | 87.8 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | SF | L12-19 | 65 | 98.5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NYG | W40-0 | 48 | 68.6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | NYJ | W30-10 | 47 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | ARI | L16-28 | 61 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | NE | W38-3 | 55 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | SF | L10-42 | 58 | 81.7 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dynasty IDP Waiver Wire: Week Six
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