Sonny Styles
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
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|caption=Styles in 2024
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|school=Ohio State Buckeyes
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|currentposition=Linebacker
|class=Junior
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|11|24}}
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|heightft=6
|heightin=4
|weight_lb=235
|highlights=
- CFP national champion (2024)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2024)
|highschool=Pickerington Central
(Pickerington, Ohio)
|pastschools=
- Ohio State (2022–present)
|bowlgames=
- 2022 Peach Bowl
- 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2024 CFP First Round
- 2025 Rose Bowl
- 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2025 CFP National Championship
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Sonny Styles (born November 24, 2004) is an American college football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
Styles attended Pickerington Central High School in Pickerington, Ohio, where he notched 88 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, six interceptions, and a forced fumble in his career.{{cite web |title=Sonny Styles Football Stats |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/pickerington/pickerington-central-tigers/athletes/sonny-styles/football/stats/?careerid=2drscqjcfl0i2 |website=MaxPreps.com |access-date=22 September 2023}} On August 30, 2020, in a televised game against rival Pickerington High School North, he had nine tackles, an interception and blocked a punt.{{cite web |last1=Teague Robinson |first1=Cameron |title=Ohio State football’s next big thing? How Sonny Styles has prepared for a Buckeyes breakout |url=https://theathletic.com/4785018/2023/08/18/sonny-styles-ohio-state-football/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=22 September 2023}} Styles also teamed with Devin Royal to help the basketball team win the 2022 OHSAA Division I state championship. He was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State University over other schools such as Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, and Ole Miss.{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Joey |title=Pickerington Central five-star safety Sonny Styles commits to Ohio State football |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/11/13/ohio-state-football-adds-2023-five-star-safety-sonny-styles-commitment/8605264002/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=22 September 2023}}
College career
As a freshman, Styles notched nine tackles with one going for a loss.{{cite web |title=Sonny Styles 2022 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/sonny-styles-1/gamelog/2022/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=22 September 2023}} He was named a starting safety for the Buckeyes ahead of the 2023 season.{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Joey |title=Sonny Styles earns starting safety role for Ohio State football |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/08/21/ohio-state-football-to-start-sonny-styles-at-safety-spot/70640383007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=22 September 2023}} In his first start, Styles played 49 snaps where he had four tackles with 1.5 being for a loss, as he helped Ohio State beat Indiana.{{cite web |title=PLAYERS OF THE GAME: CADE STOVER AND SONNY STYLES EARN TOP HONORS FOR PERFORMANCES IN OHIO STATE'S SEASON OPENER AGAINST INDIANA |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/09/140534/players-of-the-game-cade-stover-and-sonny-styles-earn-top-honors-for-performances-in-ohio-states-season-opener |website=Eleven Warriors |access-date=22 September 2023}} Styles was converted to a linebacker.
Personal life
His dad is former NFL linebacker Lorenzo Styles, and his brother is Ohio State cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr.{{cite web |last1=Blackledge |first1=Steve |title=Styles family savoring final time together with Pickerington Central football team |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2020/11/06/styles-family-enjoying-pickerington-centrals-latest-playoff-run/6127359002/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=22 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Baird |first1=Nathan |title=What Lorenzo Styles Jr.’s transfer commitment means for Ohio State football |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/04/what-lorenzo-styles-jrs-transfer-commitment-means-for-ohio-state-football.html |website=Cleveland.com |access-date=22 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/sonny-styles/5606 Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football safeties