Payton Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Player
Payton Wilson
Pittsburgh SteelersHeight6' 4"Weight242 lbsAge26Experience3rd Season
36SOLOTied-19th
1SacksTied-160th
0Forced FumblesTied-190th
1InterceptionsTied-36th
Player Information
PositionLinebacker
Jersey#41
Date of Birth21/4/2000
BirthplaceHillsborough, NC
CollegeNC State
Experience3rd Season
Draft2024: Rd 3, Pk 98 (PIT)
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 69 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Projected | 147 | 77 | 70 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 44 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 273 | 159 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 0 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 78 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 126 | 74 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 273 | 159 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 0 |
Passing by Season
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| Career | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 8 | W 27-6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs NO2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | W 16-10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 @ TB2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | W 26-19 OT | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs IND2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | W 34-22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| @ CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | L 27-24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | W 30-27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 @ NE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | L 20-3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | W 20-13 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |