| Sonny Styles | |
| School: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Currentnumber: | 6 |
| Currentposition: | Linebacker |
| Class: | Junior |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 235 |
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| Highschool: | Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) |
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| Espn: | 5081807 |
Sonny Styles (born November 24, 2004) is an American college football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Styles was born in Pickerington, Ohio and attended Pickerington Central High School. In Styles's high school career, he notched 88 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, six interceptions, and a forced fumble.[1] On August 30, 2020, in a rival game against Pickerington High School North, Styles had nine tackles, an interception and blocked a punt, on a televised game as Ohio State coaches watched it.[2] Styles also played basketball in high school and, alongside future Ohio State basketball player Devin Royal, helped Pickerington Central win the OHSAA Division I state championship in 2022. Styles was rated a five star recruit coming out of high school.[3] Styles would decide to commit to play college football at The Ohio State University over other schools such as Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, and Ole Miss.[4] [5]
In Styles first season he notched nine tackles with one going for a loss.[6] Styles was named a starting safety for the Buckeyes going into their week one matchup in 2023.[7] In his first start he played 49 snaps where he had four tackles with 1.5 being for a loss, as he helped Ohio State beat Indiana.[8] Styles will be playing linebacker in 2024 and beyond.
His dad is former NFL linebacker Lorenzo Styles, and his brother is Ohio State cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr.[9] [10]