Dont’a Hightower and Jamie Collins are two of the best young linebackers in the league.
We have seen what Collins can do, but Pro Football Focus’ Steve Palazzolo says Hightower does the “dirty work” to free Collins up.
“Hightower is playing great. He’s our top graded linebacker against the run,” said Palazzolo. “I think we saw that [Sunday]. He had seven run stops, just diving into the backfield, blowing up blocks. He does a lot of the dirty work for Collins to free him up, not only in the run game, in the passing game as well.”
Watch the video above for more analysis from Palazzolo.