Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Ohio State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. All-America (PFF) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Indiana — Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 243 tackles, an All-American season (2025) — drafted at #7 overall by Washington.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Washington2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR12 · All-American
All-American. Named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 83 | 46 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 100 | 49 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 53 | 32 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 243 | 131 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 24–6
at Washington
6 TOT · 4 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brayden Johnson’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Geoff Cantin-Arku's senior season at Memphis (2023).
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