Alex Highsmith is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Highsmith in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Highsmith's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Alex Highsmith
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | 23 | PIT | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 437 | 41.6% | 270 | 59.3% | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 35.2 | 5.8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | 65 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 851 | 76.5% | 60 | 12.8% | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 79.4 | 0.3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25 | PIT | 17 | — | 60 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 14.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 941 | 88.9% | 48 | 11.1% | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 66.7 | -0.5 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 26 | PIT | 17 | — | 51 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 910 | 80.5% | 59 | 13.0% | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 0.1 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27 | PIT | 11 | — | 40 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 525 | 74.4% | 37 | 12.4% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 97.2 | 1.7 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 28 | PIT | 13 | — | 50 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 9.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 634 | 72.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 67.8 | 2.5 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 305 | 182 | 123 | 64 | 91 | 45.0 | 200.0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,298 | 72.6% | 482 | 19.2% | 55 | 34 | — | — | — | 135 | 41 | 45 | 273 | 16 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1774 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #102 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2020 · +22.3 vs expected KV-H
58actual
35.7 expected · Δ+22.3
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