Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Alabama
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Alabama
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 117
- TOT
- 569
- SOLO
- 353
- AST
- 216
- SACK
- 27.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 18
- FF
- 2
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.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- TOT
- 81
- SOLO
- 55
- AST
- 26
- SACK
- 3.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 4
- FF
- 1
Latest performance
Dont'a Hightower
Jan 15 · @ BUF · L 47-17
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 15 | at BUFL 47-17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 02 | vs JAXW 50-10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 26 | vsBUFL 33-21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Dec 18 | at INDL 27-17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 06 | atBUFW 14-10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 28 | vs TENW 36-13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What were Dont'a Hightower's career stats?
Dont'a Hightower played 9 seasons for the Patriots. He recorded 569 tackles, 27 sacks and 1 interceptions. His best season was 2013: 97 tackles and 1.0 sack.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2012 to 2021
Championships ×3
- 2014 Super Bowl with the New England Patriots
- 2016 Super Bowl with the New England Patriots
- 2018 Super Bowl with the New England Patriots
More on Dont'a Hightower
Playoff games
Dont'a Hightower played 1 game across 1 NFL postseason — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Result | TOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BUF | L 47-17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Dont'a Hightower against each club
- vs Buffalo Bills (3)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
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Closest career per-game profiles to Dont'a Hightower among NFL players at the same position.
- Kaden EllissNOAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Sacks78out of 100 on profile similarity
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- Bart ScottAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles67out of 100 on profile similarity
- Derrick BarnesDETAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles63out of 100 on profile similarity
- Larry FooteAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles62out of 100 on profile similarity
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