Leighton Vander Esch played 6 seasons for the Cowboys. He had 296 solo tackles, 173 assists, 3.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 3 interceptions. He was selected to play in 1 Pro Bowl.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Vander Esch | 2018 | 16 | 102 | 38 | 140 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | | L. Vander Esch | 2019 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | L. Vander Esch | 2020 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | L. Vander Esch | 2021 | 17 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | L. Vander Esch | 2022 | 14 | 54 | 36 | 90 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | L. Vander Esch | 2023 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Average | 11.8 | 49.3 | 28.8 | 78.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 296 | 173 | 469 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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26.6
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94.1
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255.8
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
 Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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