New on SI: From Small-Town Idaho to the NFL Draft, Leighton Vander Esch Ready to Take the League by Storm

Boise State LB Leighton Vander Esch was raised in the Idaho mountains, in a town with a population smaller than many high schools. We go back to his roots to learn just exactly what this non-traditional NFL draft prospect is all about—and learn why he hast he tools to thrive in the NFL after just 14 starts playing 11-man football.