Payton Wilson LOLB #41 86 OVR
6'4''
Height
238
Weight
26
Age
2 yrs
Exp
N.C. State
College
X-Factor
Dev
1222
Trade Value
Drafted: 36th Pick, 3rd Round
Trade Worth: Early 1st Rd Pick
$4.44M
Contract
4
Years
$0.84M
Signing Bonus
$1.44M
Salary
$0.42M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Zone Hawk
Zone Hawk defenders lock down a part of the field. When they enter the zone, this ability increases the rate of interceptions while in zone coverage.
Force incompletions
Don't allow yards
Reach Elite
Defenders with this ability can reach out of engaged blocks to tackle or sack nearby ballcarriers.
No Outsiders
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against outside zone plays.
Inside Stuff
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against inside run plays.
| 2026 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 3 | PIT @ TB | 44 - 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | CIN @ PIT | 14 - 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | TEN @ PIT | 47 - 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | CAR @ PIT | 41 - 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 87 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |