Payton Wilson
LB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Age 26
Height/Weight 6'4", 242 Lbs
College North Carolina State
Drafted Round 3 Pick 98
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Projections: IDP
| Expert | Total Pts | Individual Defensive Players | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2PR | AST | BLK | FMR | FMF | INT | PD | SCK | SAF | TAC | TFL | TD | ||
Footballguys Consensus
|
177.37 | - | 58 | - | 1.13 | 1.38 | 1 | 3.75 | 2.5 | - | 70.5 | - | 0.16 |
Joseph Haggan
|
156.85 | - | 51 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.1 | - | 66 | - | - |
John Norton
|
171.95 | - | 51 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | - | 69 | - | 0.2 |
Aaron Rudnicki
|
182.66 | - | 65 | - | 1.25 | 0.75 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | - | 72 | - | 0.11 |
Rankings
Footballguys Consensus
LB34
John Norton
LB38
Aaron Rudnicki
LB7
Jeff Haseley
LB16
Gary Davenport
LB48
Ryan Sitzmann
LB42
Joseph Haggan
LB37
Kyle Bellefeuil
LB35
Week 1
Projections: IDP
| Expert | Pts/Game | Individual Defensive Players | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2PR | AST | BLK | FMR | FMF | INT | PD | SCK | SAF | TAC | TFL | TD | ||
|
Footballguys Consensus
|
12.3 | - | 3 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 5 | - | - |
|
John Norton
|
12.3 | - | 3 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 5 | - | - |
Rankings
Footballguys Consensus
LB26
John Norton
LB26
Dynasty
Rankings
Footballguys Consensus
LB31
Darin Tietgen
LB31
Patrick Queen was supposed to lead the Steelers' linebackers, but Wilson has way more upside.
John Norton
LB30
Jeff Haseley
LB29
Gary Davenport
LB40
Joseph Haggan
LB73
Kyle Bellefeuil
LB25
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Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule
| Week | Date & Time | Opponent | TV | Spread/Total | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sunday, September 13 1:00 PM |
vs
Atlanta Falcons
|
FOX |
-3.0
O/U 42.0
|
|
| 2 |
Sunday, September 20 1:00 PM |
@
New England Patriots
|
CBS/P | ||
| 3 |
Sunday, September 27 1:00 PM |
vs
Cincinnati Bengals
|
CBS/P | ||
| 4 |
Thursday, October 1 8:15 PM |
@
Cleveland Browns
|
AMZN | ||
| 5 |
Sunday, October 11 1:00 PM |
vs
Indianapolis Colts
|
CBS/P | ||
| 6 |
Sunday, October 18 1:00 PM |
@
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
CBS/P | ||
| 7 |
Sunday, October 25 9:30 AM |
@
New Orleans Saints
|
NFLN |
+1.5
O/U 40.5
|
|
| 8 |
Sunday, November 1 1:00 PM |
vs
Cleveland Browns
|
CBS/P | ||
| 10 |
Sunday, November 15 8:20 PM |
@
Cincinnati Bengals
|
NBC/P | ||
| 11 |
Sunday, November 22 4:25 PM |
@
Philadelphia Eagles
|
CBS/P | ||
| 12 |
Friday, November 27 3:00 PM |
vs
Denver Broncos
|
AMZN |
+1.5
O/U 39.5
|
|
| 13 |
Sunday, December 6 8:20 PM |
vs
Houston Texans
|
NBC/P | ||
| 14 |
Monday, December 14 8:15 PM |
@
Jacksonville Jaguars
|
ESPN | ||
| 15 |
Sunday, December 20 1:00 PM |
vs
Baltimore Ravens
|
CBS/P | ||
| 16 |
Sunday, December 27 --:-- |
vs
Carolina Panthers
|
|||
| 17 |
Sunday, January 3 1:00 PM |
@
Tennessee Titans
|
CBS/P | ||
| 18 |
Sunday, January 10 --:-- |
@
Baltimore Ravens
|
Career Stats
| YR | TM | G | TKL | AST | SCK | FF | FR | INT | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 108 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Game Logs
| YR | WK | OPP | dSNAP | TKL | AST | SCK | FF | FR | INT | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SEA | 732 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | NYJ | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | SEA | 56 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | NE | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | MIN | 66 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | CLE | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | CIN | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | GB | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | IND | 66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | LAC | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | CIN | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | CHI | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | BUF | 53 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | BAL | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | MIA | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | DET | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | CLE | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | BAL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | WAS | 492 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | ATL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | DEN | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | LAC | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | IND | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | DAL | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | LV | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | NYJ | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | NYG | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | WAS | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | BAL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | CLE | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | CIN | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | CLE | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | PHI | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | BAL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | KC | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | CIN | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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