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Steelers. The contract includes $ 27.74 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $ 16 million. During week 2 of the 2023 season against the Browns, Highsmith intercepted the first pass from Browns quarterback
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Charlotte's defensive line rotation during his redshirt sophomore season and finished the year with 33 tackles with 5.0 tackles
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1534:"Charlotte 49ers Defensive End Highsmith Becomes First All-American In Program History With Third Team Selection"
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1479:"Meet the Prospect: Pass rusher Alex Highsmith continues to make Charlotte a must stop for NFL scouts"
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1395:"Alex Highsmith walked on to the Charlotte 49ers. Now he's a star. Is the NFL next?"
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1670:"Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens - November 1st, 2020"
1619:"2020 NFL Draft Scout Alex Highsmith College Football Profile"
1451:"Charlotte DE Alex Highsmith thinking big for senior campaign"
1871:"Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 8th, 2023"
1770:"Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 3rd, 2022"
1720:"Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns - January 3rd, 2021"
1695:"Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys - November 8th, 2020"
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1507:"Late-Round Sleeper Who Can Bolster Lions' Defensive Line"
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1594:"Alex Highsmith Draft and Combine Prospect Profile"
1567:"ALEX HIGHSMITH NAMED TO CONFERENCE USA FIRST-TEAM"
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16:American football player (born 1997)
1946:"2022 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards"
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1565:Barth, Tanner (December 12, 2019).
36:Highsmith with the Steelers in 2021
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1996:Alper, Josh (September 20, 2023).
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1795:"Alex Highsmith 2021 Game Log"
1745:"Alex Highsmith 2020 Game Log"
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1430:. December 17, 2018
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