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Payton Wilson

LB · North Carolina St. · age 24.0 · 6'4" · 233 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
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Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#50
Day 2
Bust probability
20%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#98
PIT
Consensus rank
#47
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Pre-draft consensus+2.99
College production+1.03
Athletic testing+0.84
production shape+0.79
Age at draft-0.63
Rank within his position class+0.58
Year-over-year production growth+0.45
RAS × production+0.45
Age at first breakout season+0.39
High-school recruit grade+0.33

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#48
105 3 The Fan (Bryan Broaddus)#24
Akron Beacon Journal (Chris Easterling)#55
Bleacher Report#86
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#56
Bnb Football#50
Drafttek#52
Haas Football (Hunter Haas)#34
Last Word On Sports (Mike Kashuba)#39
NFL Draft Lounge (Brian Lamb)#65
Pewter Report (Joshua Queipo)#68
Primetime Sports Talk (Colton Edwards)#28
Pro Football Focus#26
Pro Football Focus (Anthony Treash)#42
Prospectencyclopedia (Roy Countryman)#45
Rotoballer (Chris Gregory)#43

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
2
Games played
0
Avg snap share
25%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Chazz Surratt2021 · #780.0Bust
Jermaine Johnson II2022 · #263.8Contributor
Damone Clark2022 · #1764.7Contributor
Terrel Bernard2022 · #891.3Starter
Devin Lloyd2022 · #2710.5Starter
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