Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2020: 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′3″ · 242 lb · Indianapolis, IN
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 272 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2020: 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Pete Werner
Pete Werner has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Ohio State. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Michigan State, Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 185 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #60 overall by New Orleans.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (89th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (84th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 54 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 64 | 39 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 58 | 38 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 185 | 111 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 11 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 52-17vs Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-25@ Penn State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-27vs Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs Indiana | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 52-12@ Michigan State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 22-10vs Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |