Life Lessons & Football with Alonzo Highsmith

Alonzo Highsmith joins the Patriots in 2024 as the senior
personnel executive.

Highsmith most recently served as the General Manager
of Football Operations for the University of Miami for the
last two years (2022-23).

Prior to his role at the University of Miami, he worked as the
Senior Executive Advisor to the General Manager for the
Seattle Seahawks (2020-22), Vice President of Personnel for the
Cleveland Browns (2018-19), and spent 13 years in the
personnel with Green Bay and six seasons as a Senior
Personnel Executive for Green Bay
(2012-17).

Following his six-year playing career in the NFL as a running
back, Highsmith amassed a 27-1-2 record over a fouryear
boxing career. Twenty three of his victories came by way
of knockout.

Highsmith was drafted with the third overall pick in the
1986 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers and spent three seasons
with the team (1987-89). He also played for the Dallas
Cowboys (1990-91) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991-92).

As a freshman at the University of Miami, Highsmith was a
member of the 1983 Hurricanes football team that claimed a
national title. He was a three-year starter under head coach
Jimmy Johnson, playing fullback.

Originally from Barstow, Florida, Highsmith attended
Christopher Columbus High School. He earned All-American
recognition for football, but also ran track and played basketball.