Pittsburgh Steelers · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Charlotte (2020 Round 3, Pick 102)

Alex Highsmith

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33.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #110 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 177 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 3.59 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 50 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 33241.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.049Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Alex Highsmith among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Highsmith#11033.1

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.68 → Shrunk 37.15

60thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.35

16thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 5.40

44thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.9%

15thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.4% → Shrunk 1.8%

13thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.9% → Shrunk 3.2%

88thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.4%

37thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.049 → Shrunk −0.013

68thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Alex Highsmith. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs ATL	W 20-13	3	2	2	2	2	0	41
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ NE	L 3-20	3	2	1	2	3	1	33
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs CIN	W 30-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	41
Week 4	Oct 1, 2026	@ CLE	L 24-27	0	0	0	1	0	0	45
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs IND	W 34-22	2	0	0	0	0	0	51
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ TB	W 26-19	2	1	0	0	0	0	46
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ NO	W 16-10	2	1	0	0	1	0	33
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs CLE	W 27-6	5	1	0.5	0	3	0	42

College to the NFL: Charlotte to Pittsburgh Steelers

Verified identity bridge linking Alex Highsmith's college regular-season tackles at Charlotte to official NFL game lines.

Charlotte (College tackles)

172016

332017

542018

562019

102102nd pick
2020 Draft

PIT (NFL tackles)

442020

652021

602022

512023

402024

502025

172026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 7 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2020	PIT	16	44	26	18	2	5	6	1	1	0	437
2021	PIT	16	65	37	28	6	14	15	0	0	1	851
2022	PIT	17	60	35	25	14.5	12	20	1	0	5	941
2023	PIT	17	51	28	23	7	7	18	3	2	2	910
2024	PIT	11	40	23	17	6	9	13	2	0	1	525
2025	PIT	13	50	36	14	9.5	15	19	3	0	1	634
2026 (so far)	PIT	8	17	7	10	3.5	5	9	1	0	0	332

Compare Alex Highsmith with top linebackers

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Alex Highsmith vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 33.1 vs. 93.8 Alex Highsmith vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 33.1 vs. 93.8 Alex Highsmith vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 33.1 vs. 92.4 Alex Highsmith vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 33.1 vs. 89.5 Alex Highsmith vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 33.1 vs. 89.2 Alex Highsmith vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 33.1 vs. 87.8