Sonny Styles: NFL Draft's Prototypical Linebacker

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Sunny Styles is lighting up the NFL Draft Conversation as a senior linebacker from Ohio

State, standing 6'5 and weighing 200, 44 lbs with elite measurables.

This guy is a free gathlet, clocking a 4.46 in the 40 yard dash, a 1.56 10 yard split,

a 43.5 inch, vertical, and an 11 foot 2, broadjump.

Former 5 star safety turned LB. He brings 10 in chance and 32 in 7-8 inch arms for that

rare-size-speed combo.

He switched to linebacker after the 2023 season under coach James Loranitis, starting

right away and helping the Buckeyes snag the National Championship in 2024.

Over 2 years, he racked up 111 stops, 39 pressures, and played over 2,172 snaps, mostly in the

bazaar.

Box put versatile, enough for edge and overhang rolls.

His tackling exploded too, dropping his Miss Ray from 18.4% to just 2.2%.

Fans and scouts are buzzing about his family ties, with brother Lorenzo also in the draft,

and dad a Buckeye alum with 6 NFL years.

Fans earned first team All-American honors in 2025, and second team All-Big-10, the

year before, wearing the green dot as the defensive, signal caller in a tricky, mat patricious

game.

Diving into his game, his sideline to sideline range, high football IQ, and violent tackling,

make him a 3-down monster who sheds blocks, pursues, like a demon, and holds up in coverage

against tight ends.

He's got that leader vibe with room to grow, despite limited LB reps.

Out of mind, Styles blends prototype tools with proven college production, projecting

as an impact guy for creative DCs.

His upward trajectory screens long-term star, graded at 6.85 on the big board.

Keep an eye on where he lands.