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Alex Highsmith

EDGE·Pittsburgh Steelers
Tier 3Round 3, pick 102 in 2020
Updated November 10, 2026
85.0
Model Score
Down from 85.8 last year
Trade value ·an early 2nd
2026 Cap Hit
$20.1M
APY
$17.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$17.0M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$23.1M/yr
underpaid by $6.1M/yr

Estimate: 2 yrs, $46M total · range $20.7M to $27.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Josh SweatARI · signed 2025
3 yr · $19.1M/yr
80
Andrew Van GinkelMIN · signed 2025
3 yr · $23.0M/yr
77
Preston SmithGB · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
78
Emmanuel OgbahMIA · signed 2022
4 yr · $16.4M/yr
86
Demarcus LawrenceDAL · signed 2022
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
77
Frankie LuvuWAS · signed 2024
2 yr · $10.3M/yr
79

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2023—————
2024$6.7M$1.1M$5.6M
2025$18.6M$13.0M$5.6M$0$18.6M
2026$20.1M$14.5M$5.6M$11.2M$8.9M
2027$21.1M$15.5M$5.6M$5.6M$15.5M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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