Payton Wilson

RILB1

Season

Tackles

59▼ 66 vs '25

9th of 123 LBs

Stops

31▼ 14 vs '25

10th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.3▼ 0.1 vs '25

68th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

10.3%▲ 2.9 vs '25

86th of 123 LBs

Coverage

40 targets

62.5 cmp% · 5.5 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs ATLW	57	95.0	13	7	2	2	0.0	0	0	8	75.0	8.3	0	0
Wk 2 @ NEL	43	78.2	6	2	1	1	0.0	0	1	2	50.0	15.0	0	0
Wk 3 vs CINW	40	70.2	6	3	0	0	0.0	0	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	1
Wk 4 @ CLEL	52	81.3	9	3	1	2	1.0	1	1	2	100.0	5.5	0	0
Wk 5 vs INDW	63	88.7	8	7	2	2	0.0	1	1	12	75.0	6.9	0	1
Wk 6 @ TBW	68	91.9	11	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	9	44.4	1.8	0	0
Wk 7 @ NOW	52	91.2	6	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	60.0	3.0	1	1
Season	375	85.6	59	31	6	7	1.0	2	4	40	62.5	5.5	1	3

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Steelers

$5.6Mover 4 years

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	375	85.6	59	31	6	10.3	1.0	2	4	40	66.8	1	3	0	0
2025	17	732	62.9	125	45	6	7.4	2.0	4	4	45	104.7	1	2	0	0
2024	17	492	45.1	73	32	3	7.7	0.0	2	2	35	75.3	1	2	1	0
Career	41	1,599	59.4	257	108	15	8.2	3.0	8	10	120	87.7	3	7	1	0