Alex Highsmith ROLB #56 89 OVR
6'4''
Height
242
Weight
32
Age
9 yrs
Exp
Charlotte
College
X-Factor
Dev
330
Trade Value
Drafted: 39th Pick, 3rd Round
Trade Worth: Mid 2nd Rd Pick
$35.60M
Contract
4
Years
$52.95M
Signing Bonus
$22.64M
Salary
$26.48M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Zone Hawk
Zone Hawk defenders lock down a part of the field. When they enter the zone, this ability increases the rate of interceptions while in zone coverage.
Force incompletions
Don't allow yards
Under Pressure
Defenders with this ability can apply pressure to the quarterback from a greater distance.
Short Route KO
Defenders with this ability force more catch tackle knockouts in man-to-man versus short routes less than 10 yards from LoS
Inside Stuff
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against inside run plays.
| 2029 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 12 | JAX @ PIT | 31 - 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | PIT @ CLE | 36 - 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | PIT @ SEA | 27 - 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | CIN @ PIT | 30 - 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2028 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2029 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |