- Name
- Sonny Styles
- Nationality
United States- Position
- S
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 222
- Hometown
- Pickerington, OH
- High School
- Central
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2022, 2023
Defensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jersey #: 6 (2023), 20 (2022)
Weight: 230 (2023), 222 (2022)
2023 Media Guide: Sonny is a spectacular athlete who is expected to contribute significantly to the Buckeye fortunes in 2023.
2022: He played in 12 games in 2022, and most of them as a 17-year-old true freshman who didn’t turn 18 until November … played second-most snaps – 280 – of all the true freshman in 2022 (Caden Curry had 300) … Totaled nine tackles on the season and one tackle-for-loss.
2022 Media Guide: Sonny was a part of the 2022 Ohio State recruiting class … he enrolled in classes in June with 10 additional members of his class … Sonny, after reclassifying, was ranked as the No. 3 player in the state of Ohio and No. 29 player nationally in 2021.
High School: Had 55 total tackles in 11 games for Pickerington Central in the fall of 2021 … added two interceptions, two passes defended a block punt and one forced fumble … had a team-best four interceptions as a sophomore and 33 tackles in just seven games.
Personal: Is the son of Lorenzo Styles, who played for the Buckeyes in 1992-94 before a six-year NFL career … his mother is Laverna Styles, also an Ohio State graduate … has an older brother, Lorenzo Styles Jr., who started his collegiate career as a wide receiver at Notre Dame but transferred to Ohio State for the 2023 season.