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PlayerAlex Highsmith · EDGE, Pittsburgh Steelers, Model Score 84.0Be the Steelers GM

Alex Highsmith

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pos EDGE
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$20.1M
APY
$17.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$17.8M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$20.5M/yr
underpaid by $3.5M/yr

Estimate: 2 yrs, $41M total · range $18.6M to $24.3M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Preston SmithGB · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
79
Randy GregoryDEN · signed 2022
5 yr · $13.9M/yr
76
Josh SweatARI · signed 2025
3 yr · $19.1M/yr
83
Demarcus LawrenceDAL · signed 2022
3 yr · $13.3M/yr
80
Frankie LuvuWAS · signed 2024
2 yr · $10.3M/yr
78
Chandler JonesLV · signed 2022
3 yr · $17.0M/yr
78

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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