Alex Highsmith | Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Player
Alex Highsmith
Pittsburgh SteelersHeight6' 4"Weight242 lbsAge29Experience7th Season
8SOLOTied-408th
3.5SacksTied-42nd
0Forced FumblesTied-191st
0InterceptionsTied-141st
Player Information
PositionLinebacker
Jersey#56
Date of Birth7/8/1997
BirthplaceWilmington, NC
CollegeCharlotte
Experience7th Season
Draft2020: Rd 3, Pk 102 (PIT)
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Projected | 38 | 17 | 21 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 355 | 220 | 135 | 48.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 52 | 85 | 0 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 14.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 355 | 220 | 135 | 48.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 52 | 85 | 0 |
Scoring by Season
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 8 | W 27-6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs NO2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | W 16-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ TB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | W 26-19 OT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs IND2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | W 34-22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | L 27-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | W 30-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ NE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | L 20-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 vs ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |