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Leighton Vander esch

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2018 · Boise State · Off-Ball Linebacker · listed at combine: ILB

Drafted 2018 — Rd 1, Pick 19, Dallas Cowboys

Atlas Score

91.0

Elite

#63 of 698 off-ball linebackers

2000–2026

SpeedExplosionAgilityStrengthSize
Each spoke: the % of off-ball linebackers this profile beats, 2000–2026.

This profileMedian off-ball linebacker

Speed
59
Explosion
92
Agility
86
Strength
34
Size
97

Each number: beats that % of off-ball linebackers, 2000–2026.

Method →

Percentiles below are vs off-ball linebackers only (823 since 2000). On performance tests, higher is always better — timed drills are already flipped. Build rows describe frame, not performance.

Build

Heightbuild — no better or worse

6'4"

95th percentile · 820 off-ball linebackers

Weightbuild — no better or worse

256 lb

98th percentile · 820 off-ball linebackers

PPIbuild — no better or worse

pounds carried per inch of frame

3.37

90th percentile · 820 off-ball linebackers

Performance

4.65slower is better

59th percentile · 725 off-ball linebackers who ran it

39.5"

93rd percentile · 622 off-ball linebackers who jumped

10'4"

85th percentile · 628 off-ball linebackers who jumped

20

34th percentile · 565 off-ball linebackers who benched

6.88slower is better

90th percentile · 458 off-ball linebackers who ran it

4.15slower is better

81st percentile · 474 off-ball linebackers who ran it

Power Index

√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power

100.6

99th percentile · 620 off-ball linebackers who jumped

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