Dont'a Hightower

Hightower, Dont'a
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 265
Born: March 12, 1990 Lewisburg, TN
High School: Marshall County (Lewisburg, TN)

Year	College	Participation
2008	Alabama	Lettered
2009	Alabama	Lettered
2010	Alabama	Lettered
2011	Alabama	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (25th overall) 2012 New England Patriots

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

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

Team	Date	Transaction
2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL	4/26/2012	Draft
2012 New England Patriots (NFL)2012 NE NFL	7/19/2012	Signed
2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL	3/9/2017	Unrestricted Free Agent
2017 New England Patriots (NFL)2017 NE NFL	3/16/2017	Signed
2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL	8/2/2020	Reserve/Opt-Out (COVID)
2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL	3/16/2022	Unrestricted Free Agent

AWARDS
2016 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC

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