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Payton Wilson
LB · PIT · 2024–2026
Born April 21, 2000 · College N.C. State · Drafted 2024, round 3, pick 98 (PIT) · 6-4, 242 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 16 | 78 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 playoffs | PIT | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | 126 | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | PIT | 8 | 69 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | PIT | 41 | 273 | 3.0 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 1 | 1.3 | 492 | 45.7 |
| 2024 playoffs | PIT | 1 | – | – | 26 | 36.1 |
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | – | – | 723 | 63.3 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | – | – | 29 | 42.6 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (18 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ NYJ | W 34–32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs SEA | L 17–31 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ NE | W 21–14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs MIN | W 24–21 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs CLE | W 23–9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-16 | @ CIN | L 31–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs GB | L 25–35 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs IND | W 27–20 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ LAC | L 10–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs CIN | W 34–12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ CHI | L 28–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs BUF | L 7–26 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ BAL | W 27–22 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-15 | vs MIA | W 28–15 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ DET | W 29–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ CLE | L 6–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs BAL | W 26–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-12 | vs HOU | L 6–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 game log (17 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ ATL | W 18–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs LAC | W 20–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ IND | L 24–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs DAL | L 17–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ LV | W 32–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs NYJ | W 37–15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-28 | vs NYG | W 26–18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ WAS | W 28–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs BAL | W 18–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2024-11-21 | @ CLE | L 19–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ CIN | W 44–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs CLE | W 27–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ PHI | L 13–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2024-12-21 | @ BAL | L 17–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-25 | vs KC | L 10–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-04 | vs CIN | L 17–19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-11 | @ BAL | L 14–28 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |