Player Profile

Sonny Styles

LB • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sonny Styles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.9

Efficiency

32.9

Consistency

55.4

Season Value

28.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Ohio State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Sonny Styles, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Sonny Styles shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Ohio State paired 11.5 primary output with 32.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.9 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 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

32.9

Usage

9.9

Consistency

55.4

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. Texas: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Ohio: 0. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 1. UCLA: 1. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 1. Indiana: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 28.3. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 3 by 17.5. Ohio: 6 by 25. Washington: 6 by 25. Minnesota: 8 by 43.3. Illinois: 10 by 41.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 6 by 35. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Rutgers: 5 by 40.8. Michigan: 6 by 35. Indiana: 12 by 50

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=11 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=7 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.6 vs First Half

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

50 vs Indiana

Result
Thu 1/1vs MiamiL 14-24211.500.500
Sun 12/7vs Indiana10+ tacklesL 10-13127000
Sat 11/29@ MichiganW 27-963100
Sat 11/22vs RutgersW 42-9530.500.501
Sun 11/16vs UCLAW 48-1072100
Sat 11/8@ PurdueW 34-1053001
Sat 11/1vs Penn StateW 38-1464001
Sat 10/18@ WisconsinSplash gameW 34-0221010
Sat 10/11@ Illinois10+ tacklesW 34-16108000
Sat 10/4vs MinnesotaW 42-384100
Sat 9/27@ WashingtonW 24-664000
Sat 9/13vs OhioW 37-961000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown320.5000
Sat 8/30vs TexasW 14-752000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State19.82.6
2023 PostseasonOhio State7.524.77.36.5
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State7.524.77.30
2024 PostseasonOhio State2239.210.114.5
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State2239.210.10
2025 PostseasonOhio State11.532.99.9-10.5
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State11.532.99.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#2

Texas

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#3

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#4

Rutgers

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#5

Michigan State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

11.5 primary output · 32.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

28.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

28.1

11.5 primary · 32.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Ohio State

25.2

22 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9937

Pickerington Central · Pickerington, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

243

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
243