Dont'a Hightower

Dont'a Hightower

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6'3"

260 LBS

RETIRED

New England Patriots

LB

Alabama

March 12, 1990 (34)

Lewisburg, TN, USA

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2017-2022 New England Patriots $35,500,000 $19,000,000 $7,100,000
2012-2016 New England Patriots $7,724,002 $6,280,729 $1,931,001

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BIOGRAPHY

Qualin Dont'a Hightower was born on March 12, 1990, in Lewisburg Tennessee. He was an outside linebacker in the National Football League.


He attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, where he played for the Marshall County Tigers high school football team. He first drew recognition his sophomore year when the team's starting running back quit the team. In the last four games of the sea...

Qualin Dont'a Hightower was born on March 12, 1990, in Lewisburg Tennessee. He was an outside linebacker in the National Football League.


He attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, where he played for the Marshall County Tigers high sch...

LB

1990-03-12 (Age: 34) Lewisburg, TN, USA

Alabama

Marshall County (TN)

2012

2012

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Career Stats

Regular season
defense int returns penalties misc returns
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
TKLS
AST
CMB
SK
SKYDS
INT
FF
FR
TFL
TFLYDS
HRRY
KDWN
QHITS
SFTY
BLTZ
DTGTS
DCOMP
PDEF
BATT
MISCA
MISCFF
MISCFR
MISCT
SPTKLS
SPAST
SPBLK
SPFF
SPFR
MTKLS
2021
NE
15
15
39
25
64
1.5
13.5
--
--
--
1
9
7
1
4
--
36
31
28
1
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
10
2019
NE
15
15
47
24
71
5.5
42.5
--
--
1
8
39
6
6
13
--
77
29
20
4
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3
2018
NE
15
15
24
24
48
1
9
1
--
1
3
16
8
3
6
--
105
35
25
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
--
--
4
2017
NE
5
5
12
2
14
2
19
--
--
--
2
19
5
--
3
--
42
10
10
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
2016
NE
13
13
31
34
65
2.5
21.5
--
1
--
1
8
9
5
8
1
85
47
36
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
12
2015
NE
12
12
51
10
61
3.5
26.5
--
--
1
5
29
17
2
6
--
66
28
20
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
7
2014
NE
12
12
51
38
89
6
50
--
1
--
9
55
17
9
13
--
--
40
27
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
8
2013
NE
16
14
55
42
97
1
9
--
--
--
4
14
12
3
5
--
--
70
45
3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
8
2012
NE
14
13
43
17
60
4
21
--
--
2
10
--
6
5
9
--
--
46
33
3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
4
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
INTRT
INTYDS
INTAVGYDS
INTTD
INTLNG
INTLNGTD
2018
NE
15
15
1
27
27
--
27
--
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
PA
YDS
2021
NE
15
15
1
7
2019
NE
15
15
1
5
2016
NE
13
13
2
22
2015
NE
12
12
1
5
2014
NE
12
12
3
35
2013
NE
16
14
1
15
2012
NE
14
13
2
20
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
RT
YDS
TD
LNGTD
EZRECTD
BLKFGTD
BLKPTD
FGRTTD
2016
NE
13
13
1
6
--
--
--
--
--
--
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
Playoffs
defense int returns penalties
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
TKLS
AST
CMB
SK
SKYDS
INT
FF
FR
TFL
TFLYDS
HRRY
KDWN
QHITS
SFTY
BLTZ
DTGTS
DCOMP
PDEF
BATT
MISCA
MISCFF
MISCFR
MISCT
SPTKLS
SPAST
SPBLK
SPFF
SPFR
MTKLS
2021
NE
1
1
2
1
3
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2019
NE
1
1
8
1
9
--
--
--
--
--
1
3
--
1
1
--
4
2
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
2018
NE
3
3
5
1
6
2
15
--
--
--
3
30
1
2
4
--
43
9
6
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
2016
NE
3
3
9
4
13
1
11
--
1
--
1
3
--
1
2
--
13
6
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
2015
NE
2
2
7
5
12
--
--
--
--
1
1
3
1
1
1
--
9
4
2
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2014
NE
3
3
10
6
16
--
--
--
--
--
2
8
4
--
--
--
--
9
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2013
NE
2
2
10
6
16
--
--
1
--
--
1
5
--
--
--
--
--
9
7
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2012
NE
2
2
4
2
6
--
--
--
--
--
2
--
2
1
1
--
--
6
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
INTRT
INTYDS
INTAVGYDS
INTTD
INTLNG
INTLNGTD
2013
NE
2
2
1
3
3
--
3
--
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS
PA
YDS
2021
NE
1
1
1
5
2018
NE
3
3
1
8
YEAR
TEAM
G
GS