LEIGHTON VANDER ESCHVander Esch, LeightonHeight: 6-4 Weight: 255 Born: February 9, 1997 Riggins, ID High School: Salmon River (Riggins, ID) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boise State | Redshirted |
| 2015 | Boise State | Lettered |
| 2016 | Boise State | Lettered |
| 2017 | Boise State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (19th overall) 2018 Dallas Cowboys |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL | 55 | WLB-MLB | 16 | 11 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 55 | WLB | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL | 55 | MLB | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 55 | ROLB | 17 | 16 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 55 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 55 | WLB | 5 | 5 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 70 | 64 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2018 | 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 5/14/2018 | 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/24/2019 | 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/15/2020 | 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 10/19/2020 | 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 3/18/2022 | 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/16/2023 | 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 3/15/2024 | 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL | 965 | 0 | 0.0 | 784 | 76.6 | 181 | 43.5 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 572 | 0 | 0.0 | 528 | 48.0 | 44 | 9.9 |
| 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL | 498 | 0 | 0.0 | 460 | 41.6 | 38 | 8.4 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 751 | 1 | 0.1 | 663 | 57.6 | 87 | 17.8 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 801 | 0 | 0.0 | 746 | 65.0 | 55 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 288 | 0 | 0.0 | 269 | 25.1 | 19 | 4.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3875 | 1 | 3450 | 424 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.5 | 23.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL | 140 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 469 | 467 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2018 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2020 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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