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Player Dossier
2017-2020Ohio State
Pete Werner
LB • 6'3" • 242 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Pete Werner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Pete Werner built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 20, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Pete Werner's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 60
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Pete Werner, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State. Pete Werner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Pete Werner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cathedral · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Cathedral · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 28 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · LB 156th (top 14%) · Big Ten 19th (top 4%) · National 248th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 53 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 58 | 5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 8 | 17 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 37 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.7 |
Related Context
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Pete Werner played LB for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Pete Werner recorded 185 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Ohio State paired 18.5 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
10.2
Consistency
58.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Clemson: 1. Nebraska: 1. Penn State: 1.5. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 2. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 43.3. Clemson: 9 by 47.5. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 6 by 40. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 8 by 53.3. Michigan State: 8 by 33.3. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/12 | @ Alabama | L 24-52 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 1/2 | @ Clemson | W 49-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Northwestern | W 22-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Michigan State | W 52-12 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 42-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Rutgers | W 49-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Penn State | W 38-25 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Nebraska | W 52-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Pete Werner story
Pete Werner built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 20, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Pete Werner's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 11 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Pete Werner's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Pete Werner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2017-2020
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Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 18.5 | 35.6 | 9.1 | 18 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 18.5 | 35.6 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 8.5 | 25.1 | 5.2 | -10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8.5 | 25.1 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 6.5 | 36.2 | 10.2 | -2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6.5 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 6 · W 49-26 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 7 · W 30-14 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Penn State
Week 13 · W 28-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 3 · W 51-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Ohio State
18.5 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 9.1 usage
61.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Ohio State
61.1
18.5 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
53.7
6.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
8
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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