Is Pittsburgh Steelers second year outside linebacker Alex Highsmith too underappreciated? Cynthia Frelund from NFL.com thinks so.
Frelund recently released her list of the NFL’s most underappreciated players in the NFL and Highsmith was included on it. Below is her reasoning for purring the steelers third round draft pick out of Charlotte on her list.
In his rookie season, the third-rounder made a tackle on nearly 10 percent of his snaps (9.9 percent tackle rate). This was the second-highest rate among edge defenders last season (min. 400 snaps). While I don’t expect his rate to stay that high — with the departure of Bud Dupree, he’ll play a higher volume of snaps and have a more visible role that will command more attention — but I do expect big things to continue.