Alex Highsmith stats
SteelersLinebacker · #56
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsAug 7, 1997
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Wilmington, NC
- Draft
- 2020Rd 3, Pk 102
- College
- Charlotte
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsAug 7, 1997
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Wilmington, NC
- Draft
- 2020Rd 3, Pk 102
- College
- Charlotte
Stats
Totals
Steelers- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 4
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 3.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 92
- TOT
- 343
- SOLO
- 216
- AST
- 127
- SACK
- 48.0
- INT
- 3
- PD
- 11
- FF
- 10
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- TOT
- 11
- SOLO
- 6
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 3.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 92
- TOT
- 3.7
- SOLO
- 2.3
- AST
- 1.4
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.1
Latest performance
Alex Highsmith
Sep 20 · @ NE · L 20-3
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Games
All gamesNext
vs CINSun, Sep 27
vs CIN since 2021
- 7
- GP
- 27
- TOT
- 15
- SOLO
- 4.5
- SACK
- 1
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at NEL 20-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs ATLW 20-13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | vs HOUL 30-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs BALW 26-24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | at CLEL 13-6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at DETW 29-24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What are Alex Highsmith's career stats?
Alex Highsmith has played 7 seasons for the Steelers. He has recorded 343 tackles, 48 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season so far is 2021: 74 tackles and 6.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 11 vs DET on Nov 14, 2021, T 16-16 OT
- Sacks: 3 @ CIN on Sep 11, 2022, W 23-20 OT
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2020 to 2026
Alex Highsmith finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 218th in sacks (48.0)
Among the 9,225 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Alex Highsmith
Playoff games
Alex Highsmith played 4 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 4 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | L 30-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | L 28-14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  BUF | L 31-17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  KC | L 42-21 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Alex Highsmith against each club
- vs Baltimore Ravens (10)
- vs Cleveland Browns (9)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (7)
- vs Buffalo Bills (4)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (3)
- vs Green Bay Packers (3)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (3)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (3)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (3)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New York Jets (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Detroit Lions (2)
- vs Houston Texans (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
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