Leighton Vander Esch played for the Boise State Broncos and was picked by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent six years with the team and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2018.

Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is medically retiring from ... The 2018 first-round pick out of Boise ...

The former Cowboys linebacker was a walk-on at Boise State and eventually became Dallas’ first-round pick in the 2018 draft. Over his six seasons, Leighton Vander Esch made 469 tackles ...