Pete Werner has put himself among the 16 best linebackers in America.
On Monday morning, the senior Buckeye was named as one of 16 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which honors college football's best linebacker.
He's one of only two Big Ten semifinalists for the award, joining Christian Harris (Alabama), Grant Morgan (Arkansas), Nate Landman (Colorado), Nakobe Dean (Georgia), Monty Rice (Georgia), Jabril Cox (LSU), Nick Bolton (Missouri), Chazz Surratt (North Carolina), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Notre Dame), Olakunle Fatukasi (Rutgers), Ernest Jones (South Carolina), Buddy Johnson (Texas A&M), Zaven Collins (Tulsa), Devin Lloyd (Utah) and Charles Snowden (Virginia) as an honoree.