DONT'A HIGHTOWERHightower, Dont'aHeight: 6-3 Weight: 265 Born: March 12, 1990 Lewisburg, TN High School: Marshall County (Lewisburg, TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 2009 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 2010 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 2011 | Alabama | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (25th overall) 2012 New England Patriots |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 54 | SLB | 14 | 13 |
| 2013 New England Patriots (NFL)2013 NE NFL | 54 | RLB | 16 | 14 |
| 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL | 54 | RLB | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 54 | RLB-MLB | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 54 | MLB | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 54 | MLB | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 54 | LLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 54 | LILB | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 54 | MLB | 15 | 15 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 117 | 114 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2012 | 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL |
| Signed | 7/19/2012 | 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2017 | 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL |
| Reserve/Opt-Out (COVID) | 8/2/2020 | 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 607 | 0 | 0.0 | 568 | 52.0 | 39 | 8.0 |
| 2013 New England Patriots (NFL)2013 NE NFL | 947 | 0 | 0.0 | 857 | 74.6 | 90 | 18.4 |
| 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL | 893 | 0 | 0.0 | 834 | 76.6 | 59 | 12.7 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 641 | 0 | 0.0 | 594 | 54.2 | 47 | 9.5 |
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 761 | 0 | 0.0 | 708 | 67.8 | 53 | 11.8 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 258 | 0 | 0.0 | 237 | 22.3 | 21 | 4.7 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 852 | 0 | 0.0 | 774 | 74.2 | 78 | 17.2 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 821 | 0 | 0.0 | 736 | 71.4 | 85 | 18.6 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 681 | 0 | 0.0 | 634 | 58.8 | 47 | 10.7 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6461 | 0 | 5942 | 519 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 2013 New England Patriots (NFL)2013 NE NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 3.5 | 26.5 |
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 5.5 | 42.5 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27.0 | 212.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 2 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 New England Patriots (NFL)2013 NE NFL | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 569 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 New England Patriots (NFL)2013 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 New England Patriots (NFL)2014 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots2017 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 5 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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