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Alex Highsmith

LB

#56

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 26

Weight: 242 lbs

College: Charlotte

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    6
  • SCK
    1
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    1
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 49ers L 7 - 30 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 0
2 Browns W 26 - 22 5 2 7 3 1 0 1 1 30 30 30 1 1
3 @Raiders W 23 - 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2020 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 5 30 18 48 26 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 46 28 74 37 6 0 0 1
2022 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 17 38 25 63 35 14.5 0 1 5
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 3 9 5 14 6 1 0 1 1 30 30 30 1 1
TOTAL 52 41 123 76 199 104 23.5 0 3 2 32 16 30 1 7 0

Biography

PRO CAREER

  • Has played in 49 games (38 starts) in his NFL career
  • Has registered 179 tackles (110 solo), 32 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, 41 quarterback hits, one interception, two passes defensed and six forced fumbles
  • Has recorded six tackles (four solo) on special teams
  • Ranks first in strip sacks (five), first in forced fumbles (six) and tied for second-most in sacks (17.5) in his last 20 games dating back to Week 16 of the 2021 season
  • Has recorded seven multi-sack games in his career
  • Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2020 (at N.Y. Giants)
  • Made NFL starting debut in week 13 of 2020 (vs. Washington)
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