Dont'a Hightower is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hightower in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hightower's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dont'a Hightower
2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 3 titlesTop 23% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014
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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% | |||||
| 2012 | 22 | NE | 14 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | NE | 15 | — | 95 | 53 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 856 | 74.8% | 90 | 18.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | NE | 12 | — | 86 | 48 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 6.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 835 | 97.9% | 59 | 16.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | NE | 12 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 71.8% | 47 | 13.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | NE | 13 | — | 64 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 708 | 82.5% | 53 | 14.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | NE | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 69.4% | 20 | 14.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | NE | 15 | — | 47 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 774 | 79.5% | 78 | 18.4% | 35 | 25 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 4.3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 105 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29 | NE | 15 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 723 | 77.3% | 86 | 19.8% | 29 | 20 | 0.7 | 110.6 | 3.0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 31 | NE | 15 | — | 56 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 634 | 66.8% | 47 | 12.1% | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 109.4 | 3.3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 116 | — | 524 | 308 | 216 | 43 | 67 | 27.0 | 137.0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5,360 | — | 480 | — | 95 | 73 | — | — | — | 41 | 21 | 10 | 219 | 17 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
102 career value over replacement — #1089 all-time of 4,649. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · NE · 2012 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H
62actual
54.8 expected · Δ+7.2
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