Mack Wilson

Lyndell Santrell "Mack" Wilson Sr. (born February 14, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Early life Wilson attended George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. A five star recruit, he committed to University of Alabama to play college football.

College career Wilson played in all 15 games as a true freshman at Alabama in 2016, recording eight tackles. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in 12 games with two starts and had 40 tackles and four interceptions and one touchdown. As a junior in 2018, Wilson had 71 tackles, one sack, and two interceptions. After the season, Wilson decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns Wilson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (155th overall) in the 2019 NFL draft. In Week 9 against the Denver Broncos, Wilson recorded a team high five tackles and made his first career sack on Brandon Allen in the 24–19 loss. In Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, Wilson recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by fellow rookie Kyler Murray during the 38–24 loss. As a rookie, Wilson appeared in all 16 games, and started 14 of them. He finished with one sack, 82 total tackles, one interception, seven passes defended, and one forced fumble.

In the 2020 season, Wilson finished with 39 total tackles and two passes defended in 13 games, of which he started eight. In the 2021 season, Wilson finished with 42 total tackles in 14 games, of which he started six.

New England Patriots On March 16, 2022, Wilson was traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for Chase Winovich. In the 2022 season, he appeared in all 17 games, of which he started three. He finished with 1.5 sacks, 36 total tackles, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.

On March 20, 2023, Wilson re-signed with the Patriots on a one-year contract extension. In the 2023 season, he finished with 3.5 sacks, 37 total tackles (24 solo), and three passes defended.

Arizona Cardinals On March 14, 2024, Wilson signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. He started 16 games for Arizona, recording one interception, five pass deflections, one fumble recovery, three sacks, and 75 combined tackles.

Wilson began the 2025 season as one of Arizona's starting linebackers, recording one interception, six pass deflections, one forced fumble, and 60 combined tackles over eight starts. After suffering a rib injury in Week 9 against the Dallas Cowboys, he was placed on injured reserve on November 15, 2025.

Career statistics NFL Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2019 CLE 16 14 82 57 25 1.0 4 7 1 21 21.0 21 0 1 0 2020 CLE 13 8 39 24 15 0.0 1 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2021 CLE 14 6 42 26 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2022 NE 17 3 36 15 21 1.5 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 2023 NE 17 1 37 24 13 3.5 4 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 2024 ARI 16 16 75 44 31 3.0 4 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 2025 ARI 8 8 60 34 26 0.0 3 6 1 9 9.0 9 0 1 0 Total 101 56 371 224 147 9.0 18 24 3 30 10.0 21 0 5 1

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2020 CLE 2 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

College + Season Class Pos GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2016 FR LB 8 5 3 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2017 SO LB 11 21 19 40 2.5 0.0 4 39 9.8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2018 JR LB 14 33 32 65 4.5 1.0 2 0 0.0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Total 33 59 54 113 7.0 1.0 6 39 6.5 1 7 1 0 0 0