Payton Wilson

LB

#41

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 26

Weight: 242 lbs

College: N.C. State

2025 SEASON

Solo
73
SCK
2
FF
0
INT
1

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Year

Season

Defense

Field Position

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	6	10	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	17	56	31	25	2	1	1	17	17	17
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	9	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	16	45	31	14	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game Halves

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Half	16	57	32	25	1	1	1	17	17	17
Last Two Minutes of Half	13	18	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Half	16	63	41	22	1	1	0	0	0	0

Home vs Road

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	9	76	44	32	2	0	2	1	0	17	17	17
Road Games	8	44	29	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Margin of Victory

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 0-7	7	51	33	18	0	2	1	17	17	17
Margin 15+	1	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Margin 8-14	2	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ahead	15	62	39	23	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ahead by 1-8 Points	14	35	23	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	9	19	11	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
Behind	10	38	25	13	1	0	0	0	0	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	10	30	20	10	1	0	0	0	0	0
Behind by 9-16 Points	3	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tied	17	20	9	11	0	1	1	17	17	17

Quarters

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Quarter	14	28	17	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
4th Quarter	15	34	22	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
4th Quarter within 7	10	18	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Quarter	14	29	15	14	1	1	1	17	17	17
3rd Quarter	14	29	19	10	1	1	0	0	0	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Grass	12	93	55	38	2	0	2	1	0	17	17	17
Turf	5	27	18	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Field Position

	G	OPP FR
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	6	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	17	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	16	0

Game Halves

	G	OPP FR
1st Half	16	0
Last Two Minutes of Half	13	0
2nd Half	16	1

Home vs Road

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Home Games	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	8	0	0	0	0	1	0

Margin of Victory

	G	OPP FR
Margin 0-7	7	1
Margin 15+	1	0
Margin 8-14	2	0

Point Differential

	G	OPP FR
Ahead	15	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	14	1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	9	0
Behind	10	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	10	0
Behind by 9-16 Points	3	0
Tied	17	0

Quarters

	G	OPP FR
1st Quarter	14	0
4th Quarter	15	0
4th Quarter within 7	10	0
2nd Quarter	14	0
3rd Quarter	14	1

Stadium Surfaces

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Grass	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	5	0	0	0	0	1	0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 17 regular-season games (4 starts) in his one-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2024)
Has registered 71 tackles (47 solo), three tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, six forced fumbles, two passes defensed, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Has recorded six tackles (two solo) on special teams
Made NFL start in Week 4 of 2024 ( at Indianapolis)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2024 (at Atlanta)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 17 regular-season games (4 starts) in his one-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2024)
Has registered 71 tackles (47 solo), three tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, six forced fumbles, two passes defensed, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Has recorded six tackles (two solo) on special teams
Made NFL start in Week 4 of 2024 ( at Indianapolis)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2024 (at Atlanta)

2024 (STEELERS)

Played in all 17 regular-season games as a rookie (4 starts)
Registered 71 tackles (47 solo), three tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, six forced fumbles, two passes defensed, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Recorded a career-nine tackles three different times in 2024 (Weeks 5 at Cowboys, 7 at Jets and 18 at Bengals)
Picked off Ravens QB Lamar Jackson en route to an 18-16 victory in Week 11
Recovered two forced fumbles at Cincinnati in Week 13
Recorded a forced fumble in Week 18 vs. Cincinnati

COLLEGE

2023 Butkus Award (nation's top linebacker)
2023 Bednarik Award (nation's top defensive player)
2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2023 Unanimous First-Team All-American (AP, AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp and the Sporting News, along with CBS Sports, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, PFF, College Football Network, Bleacher Report)
Fourth unanimous consensus All-American in school history
Led the ACC and ranked fifth in the FBS in tackles with 11.5 per game
Boasted 17.5 TFL for the season - the 10th best mark in school history
Registered 138 total tackles
Recorded a pick six in the win over Clemson
Led the ACC in tackles for loss, ranked 10th in sacks and fifth in fumbles recovered
Named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for the UConn, Louisville, Marshall, Clemson and UNC games
Recorded 23 career double-figure tackle outputs, including nine in 2023

PERSONAL

Played outside linebacker at Orange H.S.
Tallied 266 tackles, 70 TFLs, 24 sacks and two interceptions
Registered 103 tackles, including 21 for loss and 10 sacks, plus a pick-six, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery as a senior
Also rushed 67 times for 222 yards and five TDs and pulled down 15 receptions for 263 yards and four TDs
Named the Raleigh News & Observer's Player of the Year and the Male Athlete of the Year/ Also named Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year
Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Game
Won a state championship in wrestling and also played lacrosse
No. 67 prospect nationally by 247sports.com
No. 4 outside linebacker nationally and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina
Brother, Bryse, is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in education

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