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Senior Bowl Interview: NC State ILB Payton Wilson Ready To Move Past Medical Concerns, Wants To ‘Make Every Play’

MOBILE, Alabama — One of the most interesting prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft is NC State ILB Payton Wilson. He has the pedigree, tape, and accolades to be a first-round draft pick, but there are concerns over his medicals with multiple major knee and shoulder injuries in his past.

“Yeah, obviously that’s the biggest what if,” Wilson said in a post-practice interview at the Senior Bowl. “Everybody asks me about it, but the last two years I’ve stayed healthy, and I think I found a really good balance of how to do that. I play so hard and fearless.