Writers of Pro Football Prospectus 2008
Dont'a Hightower
Position: OLB, MLB
Size: 6-2, 265 pounds
Draft: New England Patriots 2012 (Round: 1 / Pick: 25)
College: Alabama
Birthdate: 03/12/1990
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Standard Stats
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | Total Tkl | Tkl | Ast | Sacks | Int | IntTD | PD | FF | FR | FumTD | Pen | PenYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 13 | 13 | 65 | 31 | 34 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 12 | 12 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 12 | 12 | 89 | 51 | 38 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
Advanced Stats
| Year | Team | Pos | Plays | Stops | Dfts | Yd/Play | Rank | Stop Rate | Rank | Adj Pct Tm Total | Rank | Run/Pass Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 65 | 36 | 9 | 3.8 | 18 | 55% | 50 | 10% | 54 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 63 | 32 | 7 | 4.4 | 37 | 51% | 73 | 10% | 57 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 90 | 59 | 17 | 3.9 | 23 | 66% | 21 | 15% | 23 | 1.6 |
Advanced Stats vs Pass
| All Pass Plays | Receptions Only | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Pos | Plays | Stops | Dfts | Yd/Play | Rank | Stop Rate | Rank | Pct Tm | Tkl | Stops | Stop Rate |
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 30 | 16 | 7 | 4.8 | 17 | 53% | 23 | 7% | 25.0 | 11.0 | 44% |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4.6 | 19 | 48% | 40 | 5% | 17.0 | 5.0 | 29% |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 35 | 22 | 13 | 4.7 | 20 | 63% | 17 | 9% | 26.0 | 13.0 | 50% |
Advanced Stats vs Run
| Year | Team | Pos | Plays | Stops | Dfts | Yd/Play | Rank | Stop Rate | Rank | Pct Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 35 | 20 | 2 | 2.9 | 20 | 57% | 72 | 57% |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 40 | 21 | 2 | 4.3 | 80 | 53% | 82 | 53% |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 55 | 37 | 4 | 3.4 | 53 | 67% | 38 | 67% |
Charting Stats
| Adjusted | Non-Adjusted | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Pos | Hits | Hur | Tgts | Tgt% | Rank | Avg Dist | YAC | Rank | Suc% | Rank | PaYd | Rank | Suc% | PaYd |
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 6 | 11 | 23 | 5.9% | 49 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 24 | 43% | 57 | 5.8 | 24 | 43% | 6.0 |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3.2% | 70 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 54 | 50% | 51 | 6.0 | 35 | 55% | 5.1 |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7.3% | 42 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 51 | 64% | 6 | 6.0 | 28 | 65% | 5.6 |
Penalties
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | Pen | PenYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NE | MLB | 13 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 2015 | NE | MLB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | NE | MLB | 12 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
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