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Eric Wilson Minnesota Vikings · #55

Linebacker · 6' 1", 231 lbs · Redford, MI · Age 32

Eric Wilson is a Linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks.

LinebackerUndrafted10-yr veteran
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Minnesota Vikings · #55 · Linebacker
Eric Wilson
Season avg24 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 0 int
Career avg535 tkl · 19 sacks · 5 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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1.5sacks
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Scouting report

Eric Wilson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Eric Wilson is a Linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks.
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Tackling
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Disruption
Excellent · defense
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Act II

Where Eric Wilson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #224 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
263Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Eric Wilson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
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Pass rush
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The engine

How the model sees Eric Wilson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
53
tackles
17–89
2.8
sacks
0.8–4.8
0
int
0–1
1
ff
0–3
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 24 → projected 53 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+38.3
Age curve
-9.4
Net vs last season+29.0 tackles
Everything it reads
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10 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 32 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Eric Wilson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
20171680020
201816412000
201916623000
2020161223318
20217430101
202213171000
202317310000
202417722112
2025171156.5040
2026 in progress · 4 games4241.5001
Career13953519.05812
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
90off index
76def index
+32net
80%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (90), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 84, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Eric Wilson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1994-09-26

The beginning

Eric Wilson is a Linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 10th NFL season.

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Eric Wilson is a Minnesota Vikings linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 535 tackles, 19 sacks and 5 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 24 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Wilson goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
231 lbs
Born
Redford, MI
Age
32
Jersey
#55
Background

Eric Wilson is from Redford, MI and is 32 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 231 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 535 tackles, 19 sacks and 5 interceptions. Wilson is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Eric Wilson is a rotational starting linebacker who has piled up 535 tackles with 19 sacks and 5 interceptions across 10 seasons (2017–2026).

Tackle volume535 career tackles over 10 seasons.
Pass rush19 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways5 interceptions, 8 forced fumbles and 12 passes defensed.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability139 career games played.
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FAQ

Eric Wilson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Eric Wilson, answered.

What position does Eric Wilson play?
Eric Wilson is a Linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings.
When was Eric Wilson drafted?
Eric Wilson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Eric Wilson played?
10 (2017–2026).
What are Eric Wilson's career stats?
He has recorded 535 tackles, 19 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Eric Wilson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2019
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Thumb2019 Wk14 · Shoulder

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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