Lorenzo Styles Jr.: CB · Ohio State · #3.
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Lorenzo Styles Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Ryan Day. On tape: 7 tackles against Texas, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 30 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs No. 1 Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-0vs Grambling | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-9vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-6@ Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-3vs Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-10vs UCLA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-9vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-9@ No. 15 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-13vs No. 2 Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this season30 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.0%
408 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
62.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #340 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame and Ohio State, 46 tackles — drafted at #172 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans Saints2026 NFL rookie season
New Orleans Saints2026 NFL rookie season
