Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Charlotte
Alex Highsmith
DE • 6'4" • 242 lbs • Wilmington, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Highsmith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Charlotte
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Alex Highsmith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Wilmington, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of Alex Highsmith's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 102
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Alex Highsmith, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Charlotte. Alex Highsmith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 167
- TFL
- 41
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Alex Highsmith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · DE
- Career Tackles
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Charlotte
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 3 · Pick 38 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DE 4th (top 2%) · Conference USA 40th (top 7%) · National 395th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Charlotte | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Charlotte | 9 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 11 | 54 | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Charlotte | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 78 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Charlotte | 12 | 56 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
Related Context
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Alex Highsmith played DE for Charlotte. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Highsmith recorded 167 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Charlotte paired 36 primary output with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
11
Usage
4.6
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Temple: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Florida International: 0. Marshall: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Rice: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2. UTSA: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 1 by 14.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 24.2. UTSA: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ UTSASplash game | L 14-33 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 31-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice | L 21-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Southern Miss | W 38-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Marshall | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 26-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 28-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Old Dominion | L 17-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Temple | L 20-48 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 19-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Elon | W 47-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Highsmith story
Alex Highsmith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Wilmington, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of Alex Highsmith's career was his defensive production: 167 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Highsmith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Charlotte
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Charlotte | 5 | 11 | 4.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Charlotte | 14 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 25.5 | 43.2 | 16 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Charlotte | 36 | 50.2 | 17.4 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Charlotte | 36 | 50.2 | 17.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Kentucky
Week 7 · L 14-45 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 10 · L 3-14
5.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 1 · W 49-28
6
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 20-17 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
89.5 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Charlotte
36 primary output · 50.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Charlotte
78
36 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Charlotte
66.7
25.5 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 16 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
21
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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