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Eric Wilson

Starter

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Eric Wilson is the starting LILB for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Eric Wilson this week

The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Eric Wilson is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Minnesota Vikings, Jake Golday is next in line behind him.

Eric Wilson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 15-10 vs MIA (Oct 4); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27).

Eric Wilson wears No. 55, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 231 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Cincinnati.

Is Eric Wilson playing this week?

Eric Wilson is expected to start at LILB for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

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1Eric WilsonStarter

Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup

Age
32
Height
6' 1"
Weight
231
Experience
10 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIN51121.501
    2025MIN1756176.500
    2024GB17337212
    2023GB12140000
    2022GB1071100
    2021HOU9171011
    2020MIN16587338
    2019MIN14336300
    2018MIN12284200
    2017MIN750000
    Career10 yrs1192624519512

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    11
    -1.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1.5
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    10
    Games
    119
    Tackles
    262

    #59 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Eric Wilson is rated 87 (Great): production and role rank 25th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 87% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    91st percentile
    Beats 91% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,242 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ NOTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-13

    Oct 4Wvs MIATKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 15-10

    Sep 27W@ TBTKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 23-16

    Sep 20W@ CHITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 9-3

    Sep 13Wvs GBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 39-22

    Eric Wilson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Eric Wilson plays 94% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share94%

    College

    Cincinnati

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