Bjrn Werner # prospect in 2013 NFL Draft.
Bjrn Werner NFL Draft Bio
Björn Werner (born August 30, 1990) is a German-born American football outside linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Florida State University and earned All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Colts in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Werner grew up in the Berlin neighborhoods of Wedding and Reinickendorf. He originally played for the Berlin Adler, before attending Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut, as an exchange student in 2007, as part of an exchange program organized by Pat Steenberge. He had 54 tackles, including 24 for losses, 12 sacks and two fumble recoveries in just eight games, but returned to Germany for his junior year. In 2008 he played in Bedzin in U-19 Germany national team against Poland U-19, won 67–0. In 2009, Werner returned to Salisbury, and logged 57 tackles in seven games with three sacks, four forced fumbles and two blocked field goals as a senior.
Despite having only played high school football for two years, Werner was regarded a three-star recruit and ranked the fifth overall prospect in the state of Connecticut by Rivals.com. Werner chose FSU over Oregon, University of Miami, and California, during a National Signing Day telecast on ESPN.
Over spring break 2010, Werner married his girlfriend Denise, whom he had met in tenth grade in Berlin.
Werner enrolled in Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where he was a member of coach Jimbo Fisher's Florida State Seminoles football team in 2011 and 2012. He appeared in all 14 games as a true freshman, registering 20 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, as a backup of senior defensive end Markus White. In his sophomore season, he took over as starter at left defensive end, registered a career-high 37 tackles, including 25 solo stops, for a Florida State defense that ranked second in rushing defense, fourth in scoring defense and sixth in total defense.
Draft Year: 2013
Pre-Rank | Prospect Name | Position Played | Height | Weight |
Bjrn Werner | Defensive End | 6 ft 3 in | 260 lbs | |
Round | Selected | Team | School | Hometown |
1 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | Florida State | Berlin, Germany |
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