Yesterday, we profiled Derrek Tuszka and recapped his third and fourth down pass rush moves. Today, we’ll do the same with Alex Highsmith, a more marquee name and starting ROLB for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021. Using Highsmith will also give us a much larger and better sample size than Tuszka. Because we looked at Highsmith last year, we can also compare and contrast the data.
Here’s a breakdown of the pass rush moves Highsmith employed on third and fourth down throughout the 2021 regular season. To be clear, “contain” means times he really didn’t try a move and simply attempted to keep the quarterback in the pocket or on boots run to his way.