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Pete Werner New Orleans Saints · #20

Linebacker · 6' 3", 242 lbs · Indianapolis, IN · Age 27

Pete Werner is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 60th overall, 2021. In 2026 he recorded 24 tackles, 1 sacks.

LinebackerDrafted 60th overall6-yr veteran
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Pete Werner
Season avg24 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg432 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
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Scouting report

Pete Werner — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Pete Werner is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 60th overall, 2021. In 2026 he recorded 24 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Disruption
Excellent · defense
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Act II

Where Pete Werner stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #265 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
129Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Pete Werner — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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The engine

How the model sees Pete Werner

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
54
tackles
27–82
1.2
sacks
0.4–2.0
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int
0–0
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0–0
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games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 24 → projected 54 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Net vs last season+30.3 tackles
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Pete Werner career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202115620000
202212800023
202316930.5101
202413920001
202517812005
2026 in progress · 4 games4241001
Career774323.51211
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Pete Werner

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-06-05

The beginning

Pete Werner is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, in his 6th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 60th overall, 2021 as a Linebacker.

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Pete Werner is a New Orleans Saints linebacker, drafted 60th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has recorded 432 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 24 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Werner's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
242 lbs
Draft
60th overall, 2021
Born
Indianapolis, IN
Age
27
Jersey
#20
Background

Pete Werner is from Indianapolis, IN and is 27 years old. He was drafted 60th overall, 2021 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 242 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has recorded 432 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. Werner is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Pete Werner is a rotational starting linebacker who has piled up 432 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 1 interceptions across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Tackle volume432 career tackles over 6 seasons.
Pass rush3.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways1 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 11 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree60th overall, 2021.
Durability77 career games played.
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FAQ

Pete Werner — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Pete Werner, answered.

What position does Pete Werner play?
Pete Werner is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Pete Werner drafted?
Pete Werner was drafted 60th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Pete Werner played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Pete Werner's career stats?
He has recorded 432 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interception.
Pete Werner career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
11
since 2021
Games missed
9
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Shoulder (Questionable)2024 Wk18 · Concussion (Questionable)2024 Wk14 · Hand2024 Wk13 · Hand2024 Wk11 · Hand (Questionable)2024 Wk8 · Hamstring

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Pete Werner head-to-head

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