It was a unique situation when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected LB Payton Wilson in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. If Wilson had been completely healthy, he was arguably the best off-ball linebacker in the class. He won the Dick Butkus Award in 2023 as the best linebacker in the country. However, he had suffered multiple devastating injuries in high school and earlier in his college career.
So Wilson has the talent to be a fantastic linebacker in the league. However, he realizes he has much to learn to be NFL ready. Thankfully, he’s surrounded by talented linebackers Patrick Queen and Elandon Roberts to help him with that transition.