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56Steelers · Edge rusherPittsburgh Steelers#566 yrs expCharlotte76 · 242 lb
Alex Highsmith
Pittsburgh Steelers#566 yrs expCharlotte76 · 242 lb95Form
88Established
Elite creator#14 of 219 edge rushers
Games17last 17
Pressures301.8 a game
Sacks11.5
Tackles5319 for loss
Snaps799on defence
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 219 edge rushers
Elite run stops, less so splash plays
Each axis is a percentile against every qualified edge rusher over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).
HighsmithPosition averageElite, 90th
PressureAbove avgpressures per 100 snaps
3.881st pct
SacksElitesacks per 100 snaps
1.4491st pct
QB hitsAbove avgQB hits per 100 snaps
1.477th pct
Run stopsElitetackles for loss per 100 snaps
2.3897th pct
TacklingAbove avgmissed tackle rate
5.4% missed77th pct
Splash playsAbove avgFF + INT + PD per 100 snaps
0.6374th pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games
95: elite creator
One number for how well Highsmith has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified edge rusher; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 88 (#33 of 176).
Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
84
Consistencyhow steady game to game
87
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
37
Trend, last 6 gamesCooling
Schedule facedSoft
Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.
Top edge rushers · F&D form now
Micah Parsons99
Will Anderson Jr.99
Danielle Hunter98
Brian Burns98
Dallas Turner98
Alex Highsmith · #1495
The matchup · week 10 · PIT at CIN
Where Highsmith can hurt the Bengals
How he gets his production, set against how the Bengals have held up in their last 17 games. Ranks are of 32.
The read
- Cincinnati give up a sack on 4.6% of dropbacks over their last 17 games, 6th of 32 (a line that holds up).
- Highsmith is 91st percentile for sacks, but against this protection his splash plays (74th percentile) may matter more than sack volume: a strip or a batted ball can swing it.
Floor and ceiling
How his games are spread
10/17games with 2+ pressures
4/17games with 3+ pressures
2/17games with 4+ pressures
1/17games with 5+ pressures
Role
Game by game
Game log · last 17
Every game
| Game | Opponent | snaps | pressures | sacks | hits | tackles | missed | targets | yards allowed | ints | pd | tfl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 wk 8 |  CLE | 42 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 7 |  NO | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 6 |  TB | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 5 |  IND | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 4 | CLE | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 wk 3 |  CIN | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 wk 2 |  NE | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 wk 1 |  ATL | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 wk 18 |  BAL | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 wk 17 | CLE | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 wk 16 |  DET | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 wk 15 |  MIA | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 wk 14 | BAL | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 wk 13 |  BUF | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 wk 10 |  LAC | 53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 wk 9 | IND | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 wk 8 |  GB | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |