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As of week 7, Alex Highsmith was an LB for PIT, age 29.1, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 67% of snaps; his line was 2 tackles a game, 0.6 sacks a game and 0.2 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 95 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (ankle 4, groin 3, chest 1), 5 of them reaching OUT, 5 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a chest injury in 2025 week 13.
The full read
In short
Alex Highsmith is a starter at strong-side linebacker for PIT — 72% of the snaps in his best week of 6. This week he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“Full
SS DeShon Elliott (knee – Remains on Injured Reserve – Questionable)
EDGE Alex Highsmith (groin)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
2
“Highsmith has battled groin issues for several years, and it was slightly concerning to see that show up again to start the week. However, he should be good to go against the Saints.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
3
“Other limited participants for the Steelers on Thursday included cornerback Jalen Ramsey (wrist — improved from a DNP Wednesday), outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin)”
Behind The Steel Curtain · 2026-10-22
4
“Two others were limited: RB Rico Dowdle (knee) and EDGE Alex Highsmith (groin).”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-21
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 23
LPdated Fri Oct 23
LPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.0 range 0.0–3.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games
Sacks / game0.6 range 0.0–2.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.2 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games
Snap share67.3% range 60–72
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
68%wk 1
60%wk 2
72%wk 3
70%wk 4
72%wk 5
62%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
groin
1
—
2025 · wk 11
chest
3
Out
2025 · wk 10
ankle
1
—
2025 · wk 2
ankle
4
Out
2024 · wk 11
ankle
4
Out
2024 · wk 4
groin
4
Out
2023 · wk 15
concussion
1
—
2023 · wk 5
groin
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 18
ankle
1
—
2021 · wk 15
quad
1
—
2021 · wk 1
groin
3
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 11 episodes · 24 weeks on a report · same site more than once: groin ×4
2021
quad · 1wgroin · 3w
2022
ankle · 1w
2023
concussion · 1wgroin · 1w
2024
ankle · 4wgroin · 4w
2025
chest · 3wankle · 1wankle · 4w
2026
groin · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7locked
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
DeShon Elliott
S
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Sebastian Joseph-Day
DE
DNP
team's word
—
Jack Driscoll
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Brandin Echols
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
Ben Skowronek
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Donte Kent
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Gennings Dunker
G
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
LB1 · 67% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Per game
2 tackles · 0.6 sacks · 0.2 passes defended
Career
6 seasons · 95 games before 2026
Injuries
10 episodes · last: chest, 2025 wk 13
Bio
age 29.1 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 3
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.