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PIT · LILB · #41

Payton Wilson

Starter

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Payton Wilson is the starting LILB for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Payton Wilson this week

The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Payton Wilson is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cole Holcomb is next in line behind him.

Payton Wilson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 34-22 vs IND (Oct 11); L 24-27 at CLE (Oct 1); W 30-27 vs CIN (Sep 27).

Payton Wilson wears No. 41, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 242 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of NC State.

Is Payton Wilson playing this week?

Payton Wilson is expected to start at LILB for Pittsburgh Steelers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

PIT LILB Depth

1Payton WilsonStarter
2Cole Holcomb

Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
6' 4"
Weight
242
Experience
3 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026PIT5226102
    2025PIT17736212
    2024PIT16443012
    Career3 yrs3813915326

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    22
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    3
    Games
    38
    Tackles
    139

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

    WHY THIS RATING

    Payton Wilson is rated 83 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 41st of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 78% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    87th percentile
    Beats 87% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,016 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 98 · 2024 draft
    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 11Wvs INDTKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 34-22

    Oct 1L@ CLETKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-27

    Sep 27Wvs CINTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 30-27

    Sep 20L@ NETKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-20

    Sep 13Wvs ATLTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-13

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

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Payton Wilson plays 83% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share83%

    College

    NC State

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