In his final season at Boise State, Leighton Vander Esch led the Broncos with 141 combined tackles.
Nine games into his rookie season in the NFL, the star from Salmon River High in Riggins is already doing the same with the Dallas Cowboys.
Vander Esch made a team-best 13 tackles in Dallas’ 27-20 road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, boosting his season total to a team-leading 76.
The 6-foot-4, 256-pound linebacker also grabbed his first career interception and made a huge tackle of Corey Clement with the Eagles trying to drive for the tying score late in the fourth quarter.