LB · #1 · Arizona Cardinals · week 8 vs Dallas Cowboys · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET
Mack Wilson
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2019 · R5 P155
EXP 7 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH MLB1
99%PLAYEXPECTED
As of week 8, Mack Wilson was an LB for ARI, age 28.5, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 98% of snaps; his line was 6.7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.1 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 103 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (ankle 2, chest 2, calf 1), 3 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hand injury in 2026 week 4.
The full read
In short
How our call moved in week 8
100500
83%64%64%64%64%76%76%76%76%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%
Wed 8:50 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET
our call, P(plays)
83% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED
Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.
In short
Mack Wilson is a starter at middle linebacker for ARI — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8. He has a not injury related - resting player injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 89 hours before kickoff.
The reader concurs · grade C
The sole passage is a 29 Oct practice note listing Wilson among non-participants tagged '(rest/knee)' (P1) — a practice-axis entry from early in the week, not a game-status ruling, and the same report explicitly separates the non-participants from a group that was merely limited (P1).
P1 carries no designation, no coach's word on severity, and nothing stating he will miss 01 Nov, so there is no written statement contradicting the PLAY call; the 'rest' framing and the grouping with veterans like Budda Baker, Isaac Seumalo and Josh Sweat (P1) reads as a maintenance day.
16versions in week 8
10average, every player
54most for one player
How the call moved
EXPECTED since Fri Oct 30 · 5:50 PM ET · 44 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 76% → 99%, Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET to Fri Oct 30 · 5:50 PM ET, with no club report in between.
Our call
Injury report
Our call · week 8
NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED
99% · EXPECTED
we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.
No dated practice report for him in week 8
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Head start
Our call
Kickoff
The evidence behind his current call
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game6.8 range 3.0–9.0
wk 1–8 · 8 games · above most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 8 games
Passes defended / game0.1 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–8 · 8 games
Snap share98.6% range 93–100
wk 1–8 · 8 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
100%wk 1
93%wk 2
96%wk 3
100%wk 4
100%wk 5
100%wk 6
100%wk 7
100%wk 8
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
3
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 8
Not injury related
1
—
2026 · wk 4
hand
1
—
2026 · wk 3
Not injury related
1
—
2025 · wk 10
chest
2
Out
2025 · wk 6
ankle
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 18
ankle
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 16
concussion
2
Out
2021 · wk 17
Not injury related
1
—
2021 · wk 7
calf
2
Questionable
2021 · wk 2
quad
1
—
2020 · wk 12
Not injury related
1
—
2020 · wk 11
hip
1
Questionable
2020 · wk 1
knee
3
Out
2019 · wk 14
chest
1
—
2019 · wk 3
Not injury related
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 10 episodes · plus 5 not injury related · 20 weeks on a report · same site more than once: chest ×2
2019
chest · 1wNot injury related · 1w
2020
Not injury related · 1whip · 1wknee · 3w
2021
Not injury related · 1wcalf · 2wquad · 1w
2024
ankle · 1wconcussion · 2w
2025
chest · 2wankle · 1w
2026
Not injury related · 1whand · 1wNot injury related · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report in week 8
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Isaac Seumalo
G
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
James Conner
RB
UNK
team's word
—
Elijah Wilkinson
T
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Budda Baker
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Josh Sweat
LB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Hjalte Froholdt
C
DNP
ours
COIN FLIPleans play
54%
COIN FLIP
Andrew Wingard
S
LTD
ours
PLAY
80%
LIKELY
Zaven Collins
LB
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Tyler Allgeier
RB
LTD
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Zachary Carter
DT
UNK
team's word
—
Evan Hull
RB
UNK
team's word
Out
Michael Wilson
WR
LTD
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Jon Gaines II
G
DNP
team's word
Out
Jalen Brooks
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Starling Thomas V
CB
UNK
team's word
Out
Eku Leota
LB
UNK
team's word
Out
Kei'Trel Clark
CB
FULL
ours
PLAY
92%
EXPECTED
Tip Reiman
TE
UNK
team's word
Out
Max Melton
CB
LTD
ours
PLAY
73%
LIKELY
Walter Nolen
DT
DNP
team's word
Out
Jeremiyah Love
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
98%
EXPECTED
Albert Reese
OT
UNK
team's word
Out
Carson Beck
QB
FULL
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 8:50 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 2:10 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:50 PM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.
Role
Call history
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 8
Role
LB1 · 98% snaps
Season
2026 · 7 games through wk 7
Per game
6.7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.1 passes defended
Career
7 seasons · 103 games before 2026
Injuries
10 episodes · last: hand, 2026 wk 4
Bio
age 28.5 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
a starter at middle linebacker — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8
Listed on the depth chart
first at middle linebacker
Snaps played
99% a week on average over 8 weeks, 100% at his highest
Build
6 ft 1 in · 240 lb
College
Alabama
Drafted
2019, round 5 pick 155, by CLE
Age
25-28 at the season's start
Experience
7 seasons
When this call was made, and when the world knew
WrittenWe first said PLAY.
PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
KickoffKickoff.
How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
Chance he plays
Band
On what
Wed Oct 28 · 8:50 PM ET
89 h
PLAY
83%
LIKELY
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
84 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
79 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
74 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
69 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 2:10 AM ET
60 h
PLAY
76%
LIKELY
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
55 h
PLAY
76%
LIKELY
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
50 h
PLAY
76%
LIKELY
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
45 h
PLAY
76%
LIKELY
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 5:50 PM ET
44 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET
36 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
31 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
26 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
21 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
7 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
2 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
16 calls in week 8, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
What would change this read
What would change this read
Cardinals' Friday 30 Oct and Saturday 31 Oct practice participation report — Wilson's level on each day
Final game-status designation (Out/Doubtful/Questionable/none) on the official injury report filed for the 01 Nov game
Any Jonathan Gannon or club remark on whether Wilson's knee is a real issue or purely a veteran rest day
Whether Zaven Collins (illness) or other Cardinals linebackers are ruled out for 01 Nov, which would raise the need to dress Wilson
We went and found out more
Rank 1 (listed first on his depth chart), 12 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 12 of 12.