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NO · RILB · #20

Pete Werner

Starter

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Pete Werner is the starting RILB for the New Orleans Saints.

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Pete Werner this week

The New Orleans Saints play next in Week 6, on the road against the New York Giants on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Pete Werner is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the New Orleans Saints, Danny Stutsman and Jaylan Ford are next in line behind him.

Pete Werner's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 13-23 vs MIN (Oct 11); L 24-45 vs ATL (Oct 5); L 27-35 vs LV (Sep 27).

Pete Werner wears No. 20, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 242 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Ohio State.

Is Pete Werner playing this week?

Pete Werner is expected to start at RILB for New Orleans Saints. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NO RILB Depth

1Pete WernerStarter
2Danny Stutsman
3Jaylan Ford

New Orleans Saints Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 3"
Weight
242
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NO5173101
    2025NO17494205
    2024NO13523001
    2023NO165240.511
    2022NO11553003
    2021NO13302000
    Career6 yrs75255193.5111

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    17
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    75
    Tackles
    255

    #31 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Pete Werner is rated 76 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 75th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 61% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    59th percentile
    Beats 59% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 912 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 60 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs MINTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-23

    Oct 5Lvs ATLTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-45

    Sep 27Lvs LVTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 27-35

    Sep 20W@ BALTKL 8
    TKL
    8
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-17

    Sep 13L@ DETTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 30-31

    Pete Werner's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Pete Werner plays 70% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share70%

    College

    Ohio State

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