Alex Highsmith won the third place vote in our BTSC Top Ten series, and he won it with over 50% of the votes. The next highest vote getter only received 19% of the votes. A commanding win for the Steelers third year edge rusher.
Alex Highsmith was drafted by the Steelers in 2020 and served as the Steelers third outside linebacker behind T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree as a rookie, taking over as the starter after Bud Dupree’s injury in Week 11. When Dupree left the Steelers for Tennessee, Highsmith became the full-time starter across from T.