ALEX HIGHSMITHHighsmith, AlexPosition: LB Height: 6-4 Weight: 242 Born: August 7, 1997 New Hanover County, NC High School: Eugene Ashley (Wilmington, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | North Carolina-Charlotte | Redshirted |
| 2016 | North Carolina-Charlotte | Lettered |
| 2017 | North Carolina-Charlotte | Lettered |
| 2018 | North Carolina-Charlotte | Played |
| 2019 | North Carolina-Charlotte | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (102nd overall) 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 56 | ROLB | 16 | 5 |
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2021 PIT NFL | 56 | ROLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2022 PIT NFL | 56 | ROLB | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 56 | ROLB | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2024 PIT NFL | 56 | ROLB | 11 | 11 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 77 | 66 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2020 | 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/24/2020 | 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 704 | 0 | 0.0 | 437 | 42.6 | 267 | 59.7 |
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2021 PIT NFL | 911 | 0 | 0.0 | 851 | 73.0 | 60 | 12.2 |
| 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2022 PIT NFL | 989 | 0 | 0.0 | 941 | 88.4 | 48 | 11.0 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 969 | 0 | 0.0 | 910 | 80.6 | 59 | 13.1 |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2024 PIT NFL | 562 | 0 | 0.0 | 525 | 48.1 | 37 | 8.1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4135 | 0 | 3664 | 471 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 30t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2021 PIT NFL | 6.0 | 35.5 |
| 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2022 PIT NFL | 14.5 | 118.0 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 7.0 | 44.5 |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2024 PIT NFL | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35.5 | 254 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2021 PIT NFL | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2022 PIT NFL | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2024 PIT NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 287 | 281 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2021 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2022 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2023 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2024 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 2 | 16 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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