ACTIVE

Alex 
Highsmith

ED
#56
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PIT Steelers
6'4"
242lbs
27y/o
Alex Highsmith headshot
Overall Grade '24
87.7
8th/202 - EDs
Snap Count '24
416
72nd/202 - EDs
Pressures '24
39
33rd/202 - EDs
WK 16 MATCHUP
@ BAL 12/21, 9:30 PM
LATEST NEWS
GRADES
SEASON STATS
BIO

Latest News

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    NFL Week 16 Recap: Baltimore Ravens 34, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
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    December 22, 2024
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    December 18, 2024
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    December 17, 2024
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    December 17, 2024
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    December 17, 2024
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    NFL Week 15 Recap: Philadelphia Eagles 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 13
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    December 16, 2024
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    PFF Edge Defender Rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2024 NFL season
    Trevor Sikkema
    May 30, 2024
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    Highest-graded edge defenders from the 2023 NFL season: Myles Garrett's dominance continues
    Lauren Gray
    February 27, 2024
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    Projecting early extension candidates on defense from the 2020 NFL Draft: Trevon Diggs, Alex Highsmith and more
    Brad Spielberger
    May 24, 2023
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    Every NFL team's biggest 2023 Pro Bowl snub: J.J. Watt, Jaylen Waddle and more
    Marcus Mosher
    December 29, 2022
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    Marcus Mosher
    December 1, 2022
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Grades

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
OVERALL GRADE
87.7
AVG
8th/202 EDs
PASS RUSH GRADE
90.4
AVG
5th/202 EDs
RUN DEFENSE GRADE
74.4
AVG
19th/202 EDs

Season Stats

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
SOLO TACKLES 2024
22
34th/202 EDs
SACKS 2024
6
37th/202 EDs
ASSISTS 2024
5
71st/202 EDs
FORCED FUMBLES 2024
1
20th/202 EDs

Defense

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Rank
34
th
Solo Tackles
22
71
st
Assists
5
20
th
Forced Fumbles
1
43
rd
Stops
19
37
th
Sacks
6
37
th
Hurries
24
18
th
Hits
9
33
rd
Total Pressures
39
27
th
Batted Passes
1

Snaps

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Rank
72
nd
Total Snaps
416
62
nd
Run Defense Snaps
161
73
rd
Pass Rush Snaps
232

Career

Teams
Year
Pittsburgh Steelers
2020 - Present
Charlotte 49ers
2016 - 2019

Honors

Honor
Year
PFF101
2023