While Pete Werner wasn’t one of the more highly touted members of Ohio State’s 2017 recruiting class, he’s seemingly impressed Ohio State coach Urban Meyer as much as anyone in that class since he arrived on campus last summer.
Dating back to last season and continuing this spring, Werner’s name has been one of the first out of Meyer’s mouth on several occasions when Meyer has been asked about the players from the class of 2017 – or even on Ohio State’s entire team in general – who have impressed him with their development and performance.
As a true freshman, Werner was lauded for his play on special teams, as he became a regular on the Buckeyes’ kickoff, kickoff return and punt block/return units.