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Pittsburgh SteelersPayton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 41). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 69 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interception. Snap share in Week 8: 91% of defensive snaps.
Is Payton Wilson playing this week?
Payton Wilson is not on the current injury report. The Pittsburgh Steelers play next on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET (Week 10), on NBC.
What are Payton Wilson's stats this season?
In 8 games of the 2026 season, Payton Wilson has 69 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interception.
What team does Payton Wilson play for?
Payton Wilson plays linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing No. 41. Payton Wilson is 26 years old, 6' 4", 242 lbs. College: NC State. League experience: 3 seasons.
Cite this page
Pigskin Nightly, “Payton Wilson 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/payton-wilson (updated 2026-11-10).
How he stacks up
- Defensive snap share86%70
- Tackles per gameMilestone watch →69 tkl91
- Tackles for loss per game7 TFL91
- Sacks per gameMilestone watch →1 sacks40
- QB hits per game2 hits33
- Passes defensed per game3 PD83
PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs linebackers with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.
Snap share
Defense and special teams, by weekThe contract
OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap- Total
- $5.6M
- Guaranteed
- $890K
- Share of cap at signing
- 0.5%
Game log
| Defense | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | Sacks | TFL | PD | QB hits | INT | Ret yds | TD |
| 1 Sep 13 | vs  ATL | W 20-13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2 Sep 20 | @  NE | L 3-20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 3 Sep 27 | vs  CIN | W 30-27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 4 Oct 1 | @  CLE | L 24-27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 5 Oct 11 | vs  IND | W 34-22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 6 Oct 18 | @  TB | W 26-19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 7 Oct 25 | @  NO | W 16-10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 Nov 1 | vs CLE | W 27-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Season | 69 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
Compare
Up to four players →WilsonPIT · LBVS
SingletonDEN · 107 tacklesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsNakobe DeanLV · 98 tackles
vsCarson SchwesingerCLE · 89 tackles
vsErnest Jones IVSEA · 88 tackles
vsAnthony Hill Jr.TEN · 82 tackles
vsNick BoltonKC · 80 tackles
vsJacob RodriguezMIA · 79 tackles
vsJamien SherwoodNYJ · 77 tackles
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