Dont'a Hightower stats

Last played for the New England Patriots, 2021

Linebacker · #54

Age 36 · 6' 3"

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Dont'a Hightower played 9 NFL seasons, 2012 to 2021.

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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.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2012NE146043174.0030
2013NE169755421.0030
2014NE128951386.0021
2015NE126151103.5020
2016NE136531342.5021
2017NE5141222.0000
2018NE154824241.0110
2019NE157147245.5040
2021NE156439251.5010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
17
TOT
81
SOLO
55
AST
26
SACK
3.0
INT
1
PD
4
FF
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
117
TOT
4.9
SOLO
3.0
AST
1.8
SACK
0.2
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2012NE144.33.11.20.30.00.20.0
2013NE166.13.42.60.10.00.20.0
2014NE127.44.33.20.50.00.20.1
2015NE125.14.30.80.30.00.20.0
2016NE135.02.42.60.20.00.20.1
2017NE52.82.40.40.40.00.00.0
2018NE153.21.61.60.10.10.10.0
2019NE154.73.11.60.40.00.30.0
2021NE154.32.61.70.10.00.10.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
36 yearsMar 12, 1990
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2012
Birthplace
Lewisburg, TN
Draft
2012Rd 1, Pk 25
College
Alabama

Latest performance

Dont'a Hightower

Jan 15 · @ BUF · L 47-17

TOT
3
SOLO
2
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2012 NFL combine

ILB, 6'2", 265 lb · Alabama

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.62s69th
Vertical jump32"23rd

Percentile: the share of ILBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2012 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sat, Jan 15atBUFL 47-173200
Sun, Jan 02vsJAXW 50-102210
Sun, Dec 26vsBUFL 33-216300
Sat, Dec 18atINDL 27-174100
Mon, Dec 06atBUFW 14-107400
Sun, Nov 28vsTENW 36-134300

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 interception. His best season was 2013: 97 tackles and 1.0 sack.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 8 postseasons, 2012 to 2021

Championships ×3

Dont'a Hightower college stats

Dont'a Hightower played 4 seasons at Alabama Crimson Tide (2008 to 2011): 231 tackles, 6 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Dont'a Hightower's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2008Alabama Crimson Tide622537011000
2009Alabama Crimson Tide16511010000
2010Alabama Crimson Tide703040000000
2011Alabama Crimson Tide8342410401290

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Dont'a Hightower

Playoff games

Dont'a Hightower played 17 games across 8 NFL postseasons — 12 won, 5 lost.

Dont'a Hightower's line in each playoff game
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.
2021BUFL 47-1730.00
2019TENL 20-1390.00
2018LACW 41-2820.00
2018KCW 37-31 OT20.00
2018LARW 13-322.00
2016HOUW 34-1680.00
2016PITW 36-1730.00
2016ATLW 34-28 OT21.00
2015KCW 27-2060.00
2015DENL 20-1860.00
2014BALW 35-3180.00
2014INDW 45-730.00
2014SEAW 28-2450.00
2013INDW 43-2280.01
2013DENL 26-1680.00
2012HOUW 41-2830.00
2012BALL 28-1330.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.