Payton Wilson is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Payton Wilson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2024 | 24 | PIT | 17 | — | 67 | 41 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 492 | 44.9% | 301 | 66.2% | 39 | 31 | 0.8 | 79.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | PIT | 17 | — | 125 | 73 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 732 | 61.9% | 331 | 74.2% | 45 | 41 | 0.9 | 104.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 26 | PIT | 5 | — | 42 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 255 | 82.6% | 30 | 21.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 39 | — | 234 | 136 | 98 | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 72 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 17 | — | |
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #98 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2024 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
55actual
37.5 expected · Δ+17.5
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