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Pete Werner

Linebacker, New Orleans Saints · #20.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Linebacker
Number: 20
Born: Jun 5, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 242 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	35	18	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
Last 5 Games	35	18	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Career	443	274	169	3.5	2	5	3	1	11	26	44

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIN	L 23-13	10	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LV	L 35-27	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ BAL	W 24-17	11	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ DET	L 31-30 OT	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Pete Werner (born June 5, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pete Werner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Werner grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended Cathedral High School. Werner initially committed to play college football at Notre Dame at the end of his junior year over offers from Duke, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin. As a senior, he recorded 64 tackles, with 17 tackles for loss and eight sacks and was named Class 6A All-State. Werner de-committed from Notre Dame during the season and re-opened his recruitment before opting to attend Ohio State.

College career

Werner recorded nine tackles as a true freshman. He had 58 tackles including 7.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in his sophomore season. As a junior, Werner recorded 64 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two fumbles recovered and three passes broken up and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference.

Personal life

Werner's father, Greg Werner, played college football at DePauw University and in the NFL for two seasons with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. His older brother Dan played college football at Harvard.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pete Werner, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹