SonnyStyles

Styles is an ascending playmaker with a rare combination of athleticism, length, and range at the linebacker position. A former safety who made the switch to linebacker over the past two seasons, he’s tall with an angular, tapered build, and he effortlessly covers ground at the second level. Styles showcases good vision to sort through the trash on run plays and still keep his eyes on the ball. He brings effortless lateral agility to strafe from gap to gap and arrive at the ballcarrier to make a stop. His closing speed stands out; he drives on the ball decisively to deliver a hit and corral the runner. He’s an incredibly reliable tackler: He missed just two tackles in 2025, per PFF, while racking up 47 stops. Styles glides around in man coverage and can put himself into position to play the ball in zone. He sees routes developing and keeps his head on a swivel to adjust his drop. He’s a blur as a blitzer, flying downhill to shoot through the line. He tallied nine sacks in his college career.  

There are times when Styles struggles to disengage from blocks and allows himself to get sealed away from the play. He’s thin-framed and lacks the sand in his pants to defeat blocks and bring high-end stopping power. He will occasionally take the cheese on a play fake and find himself chasing a decoy. There were times when his intensity waxed and waned while chasing down a play or pursuing from the backside; he may need to turn up the aggressiveness at the next level.