Pete Werner

RILB1Questionable · Shoulderwk 4 report

Season

Tackles

53▼ 27 vs '25

16th of 123 LBs

Stops

24▼ 14 vs '25

30th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

4.5▲ 1.3 vs '25

103rd of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

6.9%▼ 8.7 vs '25

59th of 123 LBs

Coverage

27 targets

74.1 cmp% · 7.0 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ DETL	40	51.9	7	4	1	0	0.0	0	0	5	40.0	4.6	0	1
Wk 2 @ BALW	54	93.1	11	3	1	0	1.0	1	1	9	77.8	7.2	0	0
Wk 3 vs LVL	19	27.1	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2	100.0	4.5	0	0
Wk 4 vs ATLL	44	77.2	3	1	1	2	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	9.5	0	0
Wk 5 vs MINL	71	100.0	10	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	100.0	8.0	0	0
Wk 6 @ NYGW	77	100.0	11	6	1	1	1.0	1	1	4	50.0	7.5	0	1
Wk 7 vs PITL	64	100.0	8	1	0	1	0.0	1	1	2	100.0	9.0	0	0
Season	369	77.8	53	24	4	4	2.0	4	4	27	74.1	7.0	0	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2024 with Saints

$22.5Mover 3 years

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 3 of 3 ·

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	369	77.8	53	24	4	6.9	2.0	4	4	27	105.2	0	2	0	0
2025	17	684	62.2	80	38	4	15.6	2.0	3	3	45	83.9	0	5	0	0
2024	13	732	82.7	90	52	3	7.1	0.0	0	2	48	93.2	0	1	0	0
2023	16	920	87.7	85	46	4	4.1	0.5	1	2	61	101.5	1	1	0	0
2022	12	597	78.1	79	45	3	4.8	0.0	0	2	39	93.1	0	3	2	0
2021	14	394	42.9	56	34	2	1.8	0.0	1	1	28	84.5	0	0	0	0
Career	79	3,696	71.2	443	239	20	7.1	4.5	9	14	248	94.7	1	12	2	0