Sonny Styles: LB · Ohio State · #6.
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Sonny Styles
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Ohio State linebacker corps. 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.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
83 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs No. 1 Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-0vs Grambling | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-9vs Ohio | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-6@ Washington | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-3vs Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-16@ No. 17 Illinois | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-0@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10@ Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-10vs UCLA | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-9vs Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-9@ No. 15 Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-13vs No. 2 Indiana | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
 Bowl | L 14-24vs No. 10 Miami | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 46 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
83tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
4%3 pass breakups83 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 48-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
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
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #122 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
Career, closed
Gone at #7 overall.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 243 tackles, an All-American season (2025) — drafted at #7 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Washington Commanders2026 NFL rookie season
Washington Commanders2026 NFL rookie season
