Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards
2012 22 NWE NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 1 4.0 60 43 17 10 9 0 7
2013 23 NWE NFL RLB 16 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 97 55 42 4 5 0 7
2014 24 NWE NFL RLB/MLB 12 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 89 51 38 9 13 0 6
2015 25 NWE NFL RLB 12 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.5 61 51 10 5 6 0 7
2016 26 NWE NFL MLB 13 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.5 65 31 34 1 8 1 13 PB,AP-2
2017 27 NWE NFL LB 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 14 12 2 2 3 0 3
2018 28 NWE NFL LLB 15 15 1 27 0 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 48 24 24 3 6 0 8
2019 29 NWE NFL MLB 15 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 1 5.5 71 47 24 8 13 0 17 PB
2020 Did not play - Opted out during COVID-19 pandemic
2021 31 NWE NFL ROLB 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 64 39 25 1 4 0 8
9 Yrs 117 114 1 27 0 27 18 2 0 5 32 2 27.0 569 353 216 43 67 1 76
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 4 0 27 3 0 0 1 5 0 3.9 83 51 31 6 10 0 11
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2012 22 NWE NFL RLB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 4 2 2 1 0
2013 23 NWE NFL RLB 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16 10 6 1 0 0
2014 24 NWE NFL RLB/MLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16 10 6 2 0 0
2015 25 NWE NFL RLB 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 12 7 5 1 1 0
2016 26 NWE NFL MLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 13 9 4 1 2 0
2018 28 NWE NFL LLB 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 5 1 3 4 0
2019 29 NWE NFL MLB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9 8 1 1 1 0
2021 31 NWE NFL ROLB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 0 0
8 Yrs 17 17 1 3 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 81 55 26 11 9 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 1 3 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 81 55 26 11 9 0
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Advanced Defense

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Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 28 NWE NFL LLB 15 15 1 35 25 71.4 236 9.4 6.7 1 87.3 4.3 90 146 105 8 3 0 1.0 12 48 4 7.7
2019 29 NWE NFL MLB 15 15 0 29 20 69.0 195 9.8 6.7 2 110.6 3.0 59 136 78 6 6 1 5.5 19 71 3 4.1 PB
2020 Did not play - Opted out during COVID-19 pandemic
2021 31 NWE NFL ROLB 15 15 0 31 28 90.3 238 8.5 7.7 1 109.4 3.3 96 142 36 7 1 1 1.5 10 64 10 13.5
3 Yrs 45 45 1 95 73 76.8 669 9.2 7.0 4 105.1 3.6 245 424 219 21 10 2 8.0 41 183 17 8.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 36 28 76.8 253 9.2 7.0 2 105.1 3.6 93 160 83 8 4 1 3.0 15 69 6 8.5
Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 28 NWE NFL LLB 3 3 0 9 6 66.7 36 6.0 4.0 2 113.9 6.8 13 23 43 1 2 0 2.0 5 6 2 25.0
2019 29 NWE NFL MLB 1 1 0 2 2 100.0 4 2.0 2.0 0 79.2 2.0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.0 1 9 2 18.2
2021 31 NWE NFL ROLB 1 1 0 1 0 0.0 9.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0.0
3 Yrs 5 5 0 12 8 66.7 40 5.0 3.3 2 111.1 6.2 17 23 49 1 3 0 2.0 6 18 4 18.2
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 41 27 66.7 6.2 167 3 10 0 6.8 20 61 14 18.2
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Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2012 22 NWE NFL RLB 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
2016 26 NWE NFL MLB 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 PB,AP-2
2019 29 NWE NFL MLB 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB
2020 Did not play - Opted out during COVID-19 pandemic
9 Yrs 117 114 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1

Snap Counts

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Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
201222NWERLB54141300%56858%399%
201323NWERLB54161400%85675%9018%
201424NWERLB/MLB54121200%83598%5917%
201525NWERLB54121200%59372%4713%
2016*26NWEMLB54131300%70883%5314%
201727NWELB545500%23771%2014%
201828NWELLB54151500%77479%7818%
2019*29NWEMLB54151500%72378%8621%
202131NWEROLB54151500%63467%4712%
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Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 41.40 (36th among ILB, average HOF ILB is 105.65)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Dont'a Hightower?

Dont'a Hightower is 34 years old.

When was Dont'a Hightower born?

Dont'a Hightower was born on March 12, 1990.

Where was Dont'a Hightower born?

Dont'a Hightower was born in Lewisburg, TN.

How tall is Dont'a Hightower?

Dont'a Hightower is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Dont'a Hightower weigh when playing?

Dont'a Hightower weighed 260 lbs (117 kg) when playing.

Is Dont'a Hightower in the Hall of Fame?

Dont'a Hightower has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Dont'a Hightower play?

Dont'a Hightower played 117 games over his career.

How many sacks did Dont'a Hightower have?

Dont'a Hightower had 27.0 sacks over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Dont'a Hightower won?

Dont'a Hightower has won 3 Super Bowls.

When did Dont'a Hightower retire?

Dont'a Hightower last played in 2021.

What is Dont'a Hightower's Twitter account?

Dont'a Hightower is on Twitter at zeus30hightower.

What is Dont'a Hightower's Instagram account?

Dont'a Hightower is on Instagram at _boomtower.

What are Dont'a Hightower's nicknames?

Zeus is a nickname for Dont'a Hightower.