Sonny Styles Joins Commanders: Explosive Talent

0:00On April 24th, Washington commanders just scooped up sunny styles, the Ohio State linebacker who lit up the NFL draft combine like nobody's business. This 244-pound beast ran a 4.4640 yard dash, leaped a 43.5-inch reticle. The best for any big. Guy over 240 pounds since 1999, and hit an 11-foot-2 broadjump. His relative athletic score hit 9.99. Up for all time for linebackers since 1987, style started his career as a safety before flipping to linebacker in 2024, and the switch paid off huge. He piled up 244 tackles over 4 years, mostly after the move, plus 22.5 tackles for a lost totaling 91 yards lost. His college coach called it a smooth transition thanks to those safety instincts giving him eyes for the whole field. In the locker room, style stood out even more, earning the block O-patch last year for

1:00toughness, leadership, and Buckeye character only the sixth. Guy ever to wear it, Ohio State saw him as a total team player, the kind who elevates everyone around him. Dig into the tape, and style's wrecked every level of the defense. 250 stops, 9 sacks, 9 pass breakups, elite pro football focus. Grades above 87 in run defense, tackling, and coverage, with zero missed tackles on 50 plus plays. Commanders GM Adam Peters loves his quickness for blitzing and sideline to sideline range, comparing his traits to top playmakers without saying it. Outracking. This pick hits perfect for a commander's defense starving for explosive talent after a rough year. They loaded up in free agency, then grabbed styles. And he surprisingly fell to them, with coordinator Dorante Jones scheming creatively, expects styles to turn those athletic gifts into game changing plays right away.