Player file

Payton Wilson

No sourced #1 / top 5 / top 10 on this file.

LB Linebacker · official depth LB1 · NC State · #41 · PRO

6' 4" · 242 lbs

age 26 · born 2000-04-21 · signed through 2027 · OTC APY $1,399,078

126 tkl · 2 sack · 1 INT2025 defensive · 17g

2027Signed through

Over The Cap

53.1PFF+ 2025 overall

1111 snaps

PFF+

College by year

2023 · NC State · NCAA138 tkl · 6.0 sackHC Dave DoerenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2022 · NC State · NCAA75 tkl · 4.5 sackHC Dave DoerenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2021 · NC State · NCAA5 tkl · 1 sackHC Dave DoerenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2020 · NC State · NCAA108 tkl · 3.5 sackHC Dave DoerenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
2019 · NC State · NCAA69 tkl · 0 sackHC Dave DoerenCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14 CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15

Combine / pro day

No sourced combine / pro day on this file.

Draft

Year not on file

Draft year / round not on this file.

NFL by year

2025 · PIT · 17g125 tkl · 2 sack · 1 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
2024 · PIT · 16g73 tkl · 0 sack · 1 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Preseason week 1 · GB 9–28 PIT1 tackles (1-0)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary
Preseason week 1 · NYJ 17–0 PIT2 tackles (2-0)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary

Injuries

No sourced injury on this file. Not “healthy.”

Suspensions / discipline

No sourced suspension or discipline on this file.

Transactions

Official PIT transaction report had no row matching this official-chart name.

Awards

No sourced award on this file.