Alonzo Highsmith
Alonzo Walter Highsmith
Born: February 26, 1965
Bartow, FL USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 234
College: Miami (FL)
High School: Christopher Columbus (Miami, FL)
Career: 1987-1992
Drafted: 1987 in Round 1, #3 overall by the Houston Oilers
Alonzo Highsmith played from 1987 to 1992 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Highsmith ran for 1,195 yards in his career on 283 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 428 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 29 | 106 | 3.7 | 25 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 94 | 466 | 5.0 | 42 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 128 | 531 | 4.1 | 25 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 283 | 1195 | 4.2 | 42 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 33 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 201 | 11.2 | 32 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 428 | 10.2 | 33 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 8 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 5 |
| 1991 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 2 |
