Linebacker, Ohio State, 2022–25
Sonny Styles
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pickerington, OH
- Born
- Nov 24, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio
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Sonny Styles played linebacker at Ohio State (2022–25). The Washington Commanders took Styles in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Indiana, 20252sacks, career highvs. Northwestern, 2024Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2024
All-America: Sporting News 2025; AP second team 2025; Pro Football Focus 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 53 | 32 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 100 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 83 | 46 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 243 | 131 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 6 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 6 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 6 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Ohio State | 6 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 243 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Ohio State 14 games, 83 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Texas | W 14–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Grambling | W 70–0 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Ohio | W 37–9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Washington | W 24–6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Minnesota | W 42–3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Illinois | W 34–16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Penn State | W 38–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Purdue | W 34–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCLA | W 48–10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Rutgers | W 42–9 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Michigan | W 27–9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Indiana | L 10–13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 14–24 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Ohio State 16 games, 100 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 52–6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Marshall | W 49–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | W 38–7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa | W 35–7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Oregon | L 31–32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nebraska | W 21–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atPenn State | W 20–13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Purdue | W 45–0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Indiana | W 38–15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Michigan | L 10–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 42–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 41–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Texas | W 28–14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 34–23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Ohio State 12 games, 53 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atIndiana | W 23–3 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Youngstown State | W 35–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNotre Dame | W 17–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Maryland | W 37–17 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atPurdue | W 41–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Penn State | W 20–12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atWisconsin | W 24–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atRutgers | W 35–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Michigan State | W 38–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Minnesota | W 37–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMichigan | L 24–30 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 3–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Ohio State 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Toledo | W 77–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMichigan State | W 49–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Iowa | W 54–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Indiana | W 56–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 43½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′2″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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