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Defensive end, Charlotte, 2016–19
Alex Highsmith
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 242 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Wilmington, NC
- Born
- Aug 7, 1997, in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Alex Highsmith played defensive end at Charlotte (2016–19). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Highsmith in round 3, No. 102 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20182sacks, career hightwice; last at App State, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Charlotte | 5 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Charlotte | 5 | DE | So. | ||
| 2018 | Charlotte | 5 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Charlotte | 5 | DE | Sr. | 6′4″ | 242 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Charlotte 12 games, 63 tackles, 10.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 49–28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at App State | L 41–56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Massachusetts | W 52–17 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 10–52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida Atlantic | L 27–45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Florida International | L 23–48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Western Kentucky | L 14–30 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. North Texas | W 39–38 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at UTEP | W 28–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Marshall | W 24–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Buffalo | L 9–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Charlotte 11 games, 54 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Fordham | W 34–10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.App State | L 9–45 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Old Dominion | W 28–25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | atMassachusetts | L 31–49 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at UAB | L 7–28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 40–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 13–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Southern Miss | W 20–17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Tennessee | L 3–14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Florida International | L 35–42 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 27–24 | 10 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Charlotte 9 games, 33 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Kansas State | L 7–55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Carolina A&T | L 31–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Georgia State | L 0–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Marshall | L 3–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWestern Kentucky | L 14–45 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.UAB | W 25–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atOld Dominion | L 0–6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 21–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouthern Miss | L 21–66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Charlotte 11 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Elon | W 47–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 19–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Temple | L 20–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Old Dominion | L 17–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 28–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Florida International | L 26–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atMarshall | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atSouthern Miss | W 38–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rice | L 21–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 31–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at UTSA | L 14–33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ |
| Weight | 248 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 93 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 44 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 65 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 60 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 51 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 50 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 93 | 318 | 48 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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