New Orleans Saints · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ohio State (2021 Round 2, Pick 60)

Pete Werner

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77.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #25 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 5325 solo · 28 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 24 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 40 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 36952.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.080Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Pete Werner among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Werner#2577.4

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.85 → Shrunk 39.40

66thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.90

84thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.16 → Shrunk 8.94

86thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 12.2% → Shrunk 11.2%

83thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.7% → Shrunk 5.1%

79thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.3% → Shrunk 2.0%

68thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.8% → Shrunk 0.6%

68thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.080 → Shrunk +0.024

19thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Pete Werner. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ DET	L 30-31	7	3	0	1	0	1	40
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ BAL	W 24-17	11	8	1	1	1	0	54
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LV	L 27-35	3	2	0	0	1	0	19
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	vs ATL	L 24-45	3	0	0	1	0	0	44
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs MIN	L 13-23	10	4	0	0	0	0	71
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ NYG	W 34-27	11	5	1	1	1	1	77
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs PIT	L 10-16	8	3	0	0	1	0	64

College to the NFL: Ohio State to New Orleans Saints

Verified identity bridge linking Pete Werner's college regular-season tackles at Ohio State to official NFL game lines.

Ohio State (College tackles)

92017

532018

582019

372020

6060th pick
2021 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

562021

792022

852023

902024

802025

532026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	NO	15	56	30	26	0	2	1	0	0	0	394
2022	NO	12	79	55	24	0	3	0	3	0	2	597
2023	NO	16	85	52	33	0.5	4	1	1	1	0	920
2024	NO	13	90	52	38	0	3	0	1	0	0	732
2025	NO	17	80	49	31	2	4	3	5	0	0	684
2026 (so far)	NO	7	53	25	28	2	4	4	2	0	0	369

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Pete Werner vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 77.4 vs. 93.8 Pete Werner vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 77.4 vs. 93.8 Pete Werner vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 77.4 vs. 92.4 Pete Werner vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 77.4 vs. 89.5 Pete Werner vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 77.4 vs. 89.2 Pete Werner vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 77.4 vs. 87.8