Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Ohio State
Sonny Styles
LB • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sonny Styles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Sonny Styles built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Sonny Styles' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 7
- NFL Team
- Washington
Sonny Styles, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Sonny Styles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 243
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Sonny Styles quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 243
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Pickerington Central · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Pickerington Central · 39 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 1 · Pick 7 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 83 tackles · LB 98th (top 8%) · Big Ten 21st (top 3%) · National 130th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 48 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 16 | 76 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 81 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 63.5 |
Related Context
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Sonny Styles played LB for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sonny Styles recorded 243 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Ohio State paired 15.5 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
35.8
Usage
10.3
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. Texas: 0. Grambling: 0.5. Ohio: 1. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Penn State: 2. Purdue: 1. UCLA: 1. Rutgers: 3. Michigan: 1. Indiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 28.3. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Grambling: 3 by 17.5. Ohio: 6 by 35. Washington: 6 by 25. Minnesota: 8 by 43.3. Illinois: 10 by 41.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 6 by 45. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Rutgers: 5 by 50.8. Michigan: 6 by 35. Indiana: 12 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins1.0 · Games = 12 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
60 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 14-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Indiana10+ tackles | L 10-13 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Michigan | W 27-9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 42-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 38-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 34-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Illinois10+ tackles | W 34-16 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Washington | W 24-6 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Grambling | W 70-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sonny Styles story
Sonny Styles built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Sonny Styles' career was his defensive production: 243 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sonny Styles' production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Sonny Styles moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 7.5 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7.5 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 22 | 39.2 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 22 | 39.2 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 15.5 | 35.8 | 10.3 | -6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15.5 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 12 · W 31-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 1 · W 28-14 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
15.5 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 10.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
63.5
15.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
59.8
22 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
12
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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