Dane Brugler's Beast: Sonny Styles for Bengals

0:00On April 8th, Dane Brugler's massive NFL draft guide, known as the Beast, just dropped from the athletic. It's packed with 402 player profiles, rankings for over 2,700 prospects and nearly 300,000 words of. Deep analysis. For the Cincinnati Bengals sitting at the number 10 overall pick on April 23rd, Brugler points to Ohio State linebacker, Sunny Styles, his. Number 4 overall talent, as the perfect grab. Those fans know linebackers their biggest defensive hole right now. Last year's rookies didn't step up and free agency came up empty. Mod drafts have them trading up from 10, maybe dealing a third rounder this year and next to snack styles early. The team hasn't made a draft day trade in 21 straight picks. The last was a small slide back in 2023 for a safety. With such a clear need, this feels like the moment to get aggressive and shake things up. Styles has built like a safety in a linebacker's frame, 6 feet 4 and 5-8 inches tall, 247 pounds

1:02and he blazed a 4.46 in the 40 yard dash at the combine. He's got size, speed and instincts to rack up stats and thrive right away in sub packages. Ohio State dominates Brugler's top 10 with styles, a safety like Caleb Downs at number 5 and an edge guy at the top spot. Keep watching as teams maneuver. Styles could beast mode their way to a game changer this draft. You've been listening to NFL News today, AI-powered football coverage.