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Pete WernerNew Orleans Saints · #20

Linebacker · 6' 3", 242 lbs · Indianapolis, IN · Age 27
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Pete Werner
◆ Rated
New Orleans Saints · #20 · Linebacker
Pete Werner
Season avg81 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Career avg408 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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 2025 he recorded 81 tackles, 2 sacks.
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Tackling
B
Coverage
C+
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Act II

Where he 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: #471 of 2270 — 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
121Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Every number, three levels deep

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

The engine

How the model sees him

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 2026  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Everything it reads
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified
Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202115620000
202212800023
202316930.5101
202413920001
202517812005
Career734082.51210
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.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
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.

11–6proj record
78off index
92def index
+36net
85%playoff odds
74roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B (78), defense A (92) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 72, pass rush 95, coverage 89.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 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

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 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 408 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 1 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 81 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Werner's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the court

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 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 408 tackles, 2.5 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 408 tackles with 2.5 sacks and 1 interceptions across 5 seasons (2021–2025).

Tackle volume408 career tackles over 5 seasons.
Pass rush2.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways1 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 10 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree60th overall, 2021.
Durability73 career games played.
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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