Who is Commanders LB Sonny Styles?

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Who is Sonny Styles?

The Washington Commanders made Styles their 2026 first-round choice at No. 7 on Thursday night. The former Ohio State Buckeye had been mocked to be selected in the top five, but fell to the Commanders at No. 7 when the Kansas City Chiefs traded up with Cleveland, passing the Commanders to draft the highest-rated corner, Monsoor Delane.

Here are some interesting facts about the newest Commander’s linebacker selected Thursday by GM Adam Peters.

  • Styles vaulted up draft boards with his eyebrow-raising Combine performance. At 6’5 | 244 pounds, Styles recorded an 11’2″ broad jump (T-4th all-time)* 43.5″ vertical jump (1st all-time)* 4.46 40-yard dash. Some referred to Styles as the top player in the class.
  • These are Sonny Styles’ NFL Combine measurements: – 6’5″, 244 pounds – 32 7/8″ arms – 10″ hands – 80 7/8″ wingspan.
  • The Ohio State linebacker recorded 83 Tackles, one QB sack, 1 forced fumble, and one interception during the 2025 regular season.
  • Styles’ career stats at Ohio State were: 245 tackles, passes defended 9, sacks 9, forced fumbles 3, interceptions 1
  • Styles was an Ohio State safety and has transitioned up to linebacker, still learning the position.
  • Styles may be the ultimate illustration of GM Adam Peters’ declaration that the Commanders needed to get younger and faster.
  • DC Daronte Jones has suddenly obtained in his first off season linebackers Leo Chenal and Sonny Styles, perhaps the two most athletic linebacker teammates. Chenal ranked 3rd all-time in the RAS metric and Styles first.
  • In March, NFL Draft Files tweeted: Sonny Styles is my #1 overall player in the 2026 NFL Draft He put up a 9.99 RAS, but his film is so good that athletic testing feels like an afterthought. He is the only blue chip prospect in this year’s class:
  • Sonny Styles was quite the high school basketball player in Ohio.

Here is Styles’ first interview as a Washington Commander:

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Who is Sonny Styles?

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