Player Career

Pete Werner Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State0.58.51.7
2018 PostseasonOhio State18.535.69.118
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State18.535.69.10
2019 PostseasonOhio State8.525.15.2-10
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State8.525.15.20
2020 PostseasonOhio State6.536.210.2-2
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State6.536.210.20

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