The Dallas Cowboys selected Boise St. linebacker Leighton Vander Esch with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft and there are a lot of emotions and reactions surrounding the pick.
The newest Dallas Cowboys’ linebacker only has 10,000 followers, I’m sure Cowboys Nation can change that. Make sure you go and follow LVE and show him the LoVE.
Right out of the gate, gotta give you the reaction from inside AT&T Stadium from Inside The Star Staff Writer Sean Martin, who is there covering the draft on location for you, Cowboys Nation.
More video from the selection. This from the Mountain West Conference’s Twitter account.
The radio home for the Dallas Cowboys, 105.3 The Fan, had the newest Dallas Cowboy on the phone just a few minutes ago.
Vander Esch had a tremendous 2017 season, his first season as a full-time starter for the Broncos.
Count NDTScouting’s Jonah Tuls as a Leighton Vander Esch believer. Jonah had the new Dallas Cowboys linebacker ranked 18th overall on his big board.
And Jonah looks to provide reassurance.
More positive vibes on LVE from Draft Twitter.
Jon Machota always gives us some good videos of players during training camp, but here’s a good one of Leighton Vander Esch.
Highlights don’t always tell the whole story, but they are fun to watch and LVE has a pretty good highlight reel.
An interesting little nugget about Leighton Vander Esch’s football beginnings that aren’t typical for a first round pick.
https://twitter.com/drewdavison/status/989697220621500422
It seems that the general feeling is that 19 might have been too high for Leighton Vander Esch.
Kevin Turner, from 105.3 The Fan doesn’t hate Vander Esch, just wishes they would have gone a different direction.
Boise State University has always been a favorite for the Dallas Cowboys and Leighton Vander Esch is the highest drafted Bronco of the Cowboys selections.
And tied for the second highest Boise State selection in the school’s history.
Some of the reasons why the Dallas Cowboys might have gone the linebacker route early could have been a couple early season results from the 2017 season. They had 30 point losses to the Green Bay Packers and the Los Angeles Rams when both Anthony Hitchens and Sean Lee were on the sideline.
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Leighton Vander Esch is the newest Dallas Cowboy and has potential to contribute from day one. What do you think of the pick? Make sure to let me know in the comments section below!
