"It's weird playing in the box, I haven't really done that since my high school days. But it is a good feeling, a good transition" - Pete Werner
While the national media understandably lauded the play of Chase Young and Jeffrey Okudah, anyone who watched Ohio State's defense up close in 2019 knows that Pete Werner's play was critical to the unit's turnaround. Though lined up at the same SAM linebacker spot as the year before, the Indianapolis native shined in the new system designed by Jeff Hafley and Greg Mattison, manning an alley and setting the edge.