Player: OLB Alex Highsmith
Stock Value: Down
Reasoning: After missing last week’s game, Alex Highsmith is still not practicing to start the following week of practice. While it’s too early to use that as an indicator of his status, he has battled minor injuries frequently. Prior to his latest injury, he was playing some of the best football of his career.
Throughout his career, Alex Highsmith’s biggest hurdles has been corralling his own body into doing what it ought to. While he has only begun to miss serious playing time in the past two seasons, minor injuries have been a common theme.