Alex Highsmith

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

12▼ 38 vs '25

112th of 123 LBs

Stops

12▼ 29 vs '25

90th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

1.8▼ 0.7 vs '25

12th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

7.1%▲ 3.3 vs '25

62nd of 123 LBs

Coverage

3 targets

100.0 cmp% · 4.3 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs ATLW	41	68.3	3	2	2	1	2.0	2	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 @ NEL	33	60.0	3	3	2	0	1.0	3	3	1	100.0	4.0	0	1
Wk 3 vs CINW	41	71.9	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ CLEL	45	70.3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 5 vs INDW	51	71.8	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 @ TBW	46	62.2	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	7.0	0	0
Wk 7 @ NOW	33	57.9	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	100.0	2.0	0	0
Season	290	66.2	12	12	5	1	3.0	6	7	3	100.0	4.3	0	1

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2023 with Steelers

$68Mover 4 years

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	290	66.2	12	12	5	7.1	3.0	6	7	3	84.7	0	1	0	0
2025	13	634	71.8	50	41	15	3.8	9.5	19	23	13	67.8	0	3	1	0
2024	11	525	74.5	40	29	9	0.0	6.0	13	18	3	97.2	0	2	1	0
2023	17	910	80.6	51	48	7	5.6	7.0	18	26	10	25.0	2	3	2	1
2022	17	941	88.4	60	52	12	4.5	14.5	20	28	8	66.7	0	1	5	0
2021	16	851	76.1	65	56	14	7.5	6.0	15	26	11	79.4	0	0	1	0
2020	16	437	42.4	44	25	5	4.1	2.0	6	12	9	35.2	1	1	0	0
Career	97	4,588	72.0	322	263	67	4.8	48.0	97	140	57	52.1	3	11	10	1