Alex Highsmith
Career · 2020 to 2025
185Solo tackles
45Sacks
3INT
89 regular season games
At a glance
Steelers hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
W at Buccaneers 26 - 19 · Week 62 tkl Sun, Oct 11, 2026
W vs Colts 34 - 22 · Week 52 tkl Thu, Oct 1, 2026
L at Browns 24 - 27 · Week 41 tkl Sun, Sep 20, 2026
L at Patriots 3 - 20 · Week 23 tkl, 1 sk, 1 PD Sun, Sep 13, 2026
W vs Falcons 20 - 13 · Week 13 tkl, 2 sk Mon, Jan 12, 2026
L vs Texans 6 - 30 · Wild Card1 tkl, 1 PD 
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2020 to 2025 · 89 games.
Defense
185solo tackles
45.0sacks
3INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
6 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 37 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 35 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 28 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 23 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 36 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Pittsburgh Steelers
Most recent results for the franchise while Alex Highsmith was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
26, 19 @ Buccaneers
2026-06 · Oct 18, 2026 · REGULAR
W
34, 22 vs Colts
2026-05 · Oct 11, 2026 · REGULAR
L
24, 27 @ Browns
2026-04 · Oct 1, 2026 · REGULAR
W
30, 27 vs Bengals
2026-03 · Sep 27, 2026 · REGULAR
L
3, 20 @ Patriots
2026-02 · Sep 20, 2026 · REGULAR
W
20, 13 vs Falcons
2026-01 · Sep 13, 2026 · REGULAR
L
6, 30 vs Texans
2025-19 · Jan 12, 2026 · PLAYOFF
W
26, 24 vs Ravens
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
Other "Highsmith" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Active player
Charlotte alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Charlotte.
Julius Welschof
LB · 2024 · Steelers
Grant DuBose
WR · 2023 · Dolphins
Markees Watts
LB · 2023 · Browns
Ben DeLuca
SAF · 2021 · Chargers
Benny LeMay
RB · 2021 · Browns
Tre Harbison
RB · 2021 · Browns
Cameron Clarke
OT · 2020 · Jets
Nate Davis
G · 2019 · Bears
Austin Duke
WR · 2017 · Panthers
Brandon Banks
DE · 2017 · Commanders
2020 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#66
#66
#67
#68
#69
#70
#70
#70
#71
#72
#72
Logan Wilson
LB · CIN
#66
Antonio Gibson
RB · WAS
#66
Antonio Gibson
DB · WAS
#67
Julian Okwara
DE · DET
#68
Ashtyn Davis
SAF · NYJ
#69
Damien Lewis
G · SEA
#70
Brandon Jones
WR · MIA
#70
Brandon Jones
DB · MIA
#70
Brandon Jones
SAF · MIA
#71
Nnamdi Madubuike
DT · BAL
#72
Josh Jones
OT · ARI
#72
Josh Jones
S · ARI
LB peers of the era
Other LBs who debuted within five seasons of Alex Highsmith.
Aaron Patrick
Debut 2020 · #94 · Broncos
Akeem Davis-Gaither
Debut 2020 · #51 · Colts
Alton Robinson
Debut 2020 · #98 · Seahawks
Anfernee Jennings
Debut 2020 · #54 · Saints
Asmar Bilal
Debut 2020 · Raiders
Blake Lynch
Debut 2020 · Chiefs
Cale Garrett
Debut 2020 · Vikings
Cam Gill
Debut 2020 · #45 · Panthers