Payton Wilson stats
SteelersLinebacker · #41
Bio
- Age
- 26 yearsApr 21, 2000
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- Experience
- 3 years
- Birthplace
- Hillsborough, NC
- Draft
- 2024Rd 3, Pk 98
- College
- NC State
Bio
- Age
- 26 yearsApr 21, 2000
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- Experience
- 3 years
- Birthplace
- Hillsborough, NC
- Draft
- 2024Rd 3, Pk 98
- College
- NC State
Stats
Totals
Steelers- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 21
- SOLO
- 10
- AST
- 11
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 36
- TOT
- 225
- SOLO
- 133
- AST
- 92
- SACK
- 2.0
- INT
- 2
- PD
- 4
- FF
- 1
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 10
- SOLO
- 5
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 10.5
- SOLO
- 5
- AST
- 5.5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 36
- TOT
- 6.3
- SOLO
- 3.7
- AST
- 2.6
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.0
Latest performance
Payton Wilson
Sep 20 · @ NE · L 20-3
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 4
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs CINSun, Sep 27
vs CIN since 2024
- 4
- GP
- 25
- TOT
- 14
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at NEL 20-3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs ATLW 20-13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | vs HOUL 30-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs BALW 26-24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | at CLEL 13-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at DETW 29-24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What are Payton Wilson's career stats?
Payton Wilson has played 3 seasons for the Steelers. He has recorded 225 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season so far is 2025: 126 tackles and 2.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 14 vs BUF on Nov 30, 2025, L 26-7
- Sacks: 1 vs MIA on Dec 15, 2025, W 28-15
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2024.
More on Payton Wilson
Playoff games
Payton Wilson played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | L 30-6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | L 28-14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Payton Wilson against each club
- vs Baltimore Ravens (5)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (4)
- vs Cleveland Browns (4)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs New England Patriots (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Payton Wilson among NFL players at the same position.
- Denzel PerrymanLACAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Interceptions77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Anthony Walker Jr.Alike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Interceptions66out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dre GreenlawSFAlike in Interceptions, Tackles, Solo tackles64out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ivan Pace Jr.MINAlike in Interceptions, Tackles, Solo tackles61out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kyzir WhiteAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Interceptions60out of 100 on profile similarity
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