Alex Highsmith LE #56 88 OVR
6'4''
Height
242
Weight
30
Age
7 yrs
Exp
Charlotte
College
X-Factor
Dev
352
Trade Value
Drafted: 39th Pick, 3rd Round
Trade Worth: Late 2nd Rd Pick
$6.94M
Contract
5
Years
$64.01M
Signing Bonus
$27.13M
Salary
$12.80M
Cap Penalty
1
Years Left
Unstoppable Force
Elite pass rushers are a mix of strength, speed, and tenacity. When they enter the zone, this ability increases their win rate and block shed speed against one-on-one pass blocks.
Sack the QB
Don't allow yards
Defensive Rally
Defenders with this ability will grant a bonus pass rush point to all defensive linemen on any 3rd or 4th down
Speedster
Defenders with this ability will ignore one bar of blocker resistance when attempting speed pass rush moves
Reach Elite
Defenders with this ability can reach out of engaged blocks to tackle or sack nearby ballcarriers.
| 2027 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 1 | DEN @ PIT | 20 - 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | PIT @ HOU | 20 - 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | PIT @ SF | 42 - 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | CIN @ PIT | 15 - 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |