No player logged more snaps than rookie ILB Payton Wilson in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener against the Houston Texans. He played 44 snaps and led the team in tackles with seven total and five solo. He also had one tackle for loss. It wasn’t a perfect debut as he had at least two missed tackles, but he was consistently in the frame on the broadcast and in the area of the ball.
Brian Baldinger broke down a few of his plays with a post on X.
“I was in Latrobe last week and I saw Payton Wilson play and thought, ‘Oh, he’s gonna be good,'” Baldinger said.