Pete Werner

New Orleans Saints

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

76.6 MODEL

2024

74.3

2025

72.4

2026

76.6

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Two straight tier 8 finishes (#67, #69) for a 60th overall 2nd-round pick puts Werner in the negative draft-slot-vs-outcome class at the LB position. The Ohio State Big Ten 2nd-round origin plus five years of Saints system experience give him basic developmental floor. The 2026 question is whether Werner crosses into tier 6-7 territory or whether the structural tier 8 ceiling caps below his expected outcome.

Werner came out of Ohio State as the New Orleans Saints' 2nd-round pick (60th overall) in 2021. He has anchored the Saints' linebacker corps across five seasons. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#67) in 2024 to tier 8 (#69) in 2025, two straight tier 8 finishes that's the wrong direction for a 2nd-round pick.

Strengths

Ohio State Big Ten 2nd-round draft pedigree plus five years of Saints system experience gives him basic developmental floor.
Career STTM range with structural Saints anchor role gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

Two straight tier 8 finishes for a 60th overall 2nd-round pick puts him in the negative draft-slot-vs-outcome class.
New Orleans's broader defensive identity transition plus the multi-year QB rebuild compresses the structural support around Werner.

What to watch: Whether Werner crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-six threshold for 2nd-round LB picks on stable-starter trajectories.