Player·
Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson
LB · PIT
26 yrs
North Carolina State
Description
Position
LB
Team
PIT
Status
ACT
Born
2000-04-21
Age
26
Height
6'4"
Weight
242 lb
College
North Carolina State
Draft
2024 · R3 · Pick 34 · PIT
Rookie yr
2024
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.4M/yr
Total
$5.6M
Guaranteed
$890K
% of cap
0.5%
Term
2024–2028 (4y)
Career Résumé
2 seasons
Seasons2 2024–2025
Games33
Tackles198
Sacks2.0
TFL9
INT2
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.191.431.00-0.81
Sacks0.101.796.652.00-0.21
Assist Tackles25.544.492.651.0-6.63
Solo Tackles39.863.880.674.0-10.2
Tackles for Loss0.745.7111.96.00-0.29
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025PIT1774511252.046120004150.0%107.4%4591.1%7.8104.74.4
2024PIT164330730.02312100310.0%78.2%3979.5%5.579.02.7
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2023NC State69696.06
2022NC State39394.53
2021NC State221.00
2020NC State57573.51
2019NC State36360.03
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks21457th
INTs2887th
Solo Tkl1171184th1
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.150
QBH/g
0.244
TFL/g
0.362
FF/g
066
Solo/g
4.398
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs02
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles142025 Wk13 vs BUF125'25
Sacks12025 Wk2 vs SEA2'25
TFL22025 Wk4 vs MIN6'25
INT12024 Wk11 vs BAL1'24
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity