All the national focus rightly falls on T.J. Watt. But locally, in the OLB room, the spotlight rests on Alex Highsmith. Steelers’ fans know who Watt is, one of if not the most dominant defensive player in the game. The bar’s set high for him each season and he comfortably leaps over it year after year. The goal of Pittsburgh’s EDGE rush room is to find a great complement to Watt. That man can be Alex Highsmith, who played well towards the end of last year, and someone Mike Tomlin praised following Saturday’s practice.
“I expect growth man, varsity ball and he’s given us that thus far,” Tomlin told reporters via a team transcript.