In the first eight games of the 2023 season, Pittsburgh Steelers’ fourth-year pass rusher Alex Highsmith is putting together quite an impressive season, even if the sack numbers aren’t there — yet.
Just a few months removed from signing a four-year, $68 million extension with the Steelers, Highsmith has continued to ascend as a pass rusher. So far this season, Highsmith has 49 total pressures, good for third in the NFL and is coming off of a two-sack game on Thursday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans.
That has former NFL defensive tackle and six-time Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy showing the former third-round pick some love on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football Tuesday.