Sonny Styles: NFL Draft's Surprise Linebacker

0:00On April 23rd, sunny styles from Ohio State has turn heads heading into the NFL draft after switching from safety to linebacker. The 21-year-old is ranked as the number 4 overall prospect and could go top 10, maybe even top 5 on Thursday night. He's the first to buck eye linebacker, projected that high in a decade, alongside teammate Arvel Reese. Earlier this year at the Combine, styles measured 6-foot-5, 244 pounds, with the fastest 40-yard dash for linebackers at 4.46 seconds. His vertical jump topped all-at-linebackers with 43.5 inches. Last season, he missed just two tackles over 647 snaps, a huge leap from his earlier years. Which is like James Lauren-Nitus saw coming back in 2024, texting styles he'd be a first-round pick if he balked up. Teammates rave about his prep work and reliability, while his dad, a former NFL third-rounder, washed his football smarts grow.

1:00Style skipped his senior year of high school as a five-star safety and basketball standout, starting lean at 214 pounds. He dove into footwork drills right after the switch, embracing the physicality near the line. In two seasons as a starter, he became the second leading tackler on national title contenders, earned the Blocko jersey as a leader and planted a tree in buck eye grove as a first team all-American, sharing that honor with Lauren-Nitus for the first time. With the draft kicking off soon, styles has proven the switch was genius, blending speed, power, and instincts into a complete package ready too. Dominate the pros. That's your update from NFL News Today, powered by AI.