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Alex Highsmith One Of NFL’s Fastest Pass Rushers Over Last Two Seasons

Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith has been one of the best pass rushers in the league over the past two years, and his speed when getting to the quarterback has been one of the main reasons why. Since the beginning of 2022, Highsmith is third in the NFL in quickest time to pressure among EDGE rushers.

Highsmith’s time of 2.55 seconds is behind Jaelan Phillips of the Miami Dolphins (2.48 seconds) and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Josh Sweat (2.49 seconds), per Next Gen Stats. Myles Garrett, held sackless against Pittsburgh on Monday was fourth (2.57 seconds), while Dallas Cowboys EDGE Micah Parsons came in at fifth (2.