When you have the best pass rusher in the NFL lined up opposite of you on seemingly every single snap, it’s hard to not try and emulate a guy that has as much success as Pittsburgh Steelers’ star outside linebacker T.J. Watt has.
For third-year linebacker Alex Highsmith, that’s exactly what he’s trying to do at a micro-level moving forward. All pass rushers — and athletes in general — are different, but that doesn’t mean they can’t try and take things from the game of others here and there. Highsmith is aiming to do that in 2022 as he looks to get around the 10-12 sack number in his second full season as a starter.