The NFL regular season is officially over. Now for the teams that didn’t make the playoffs, that means draft season is now upon us. Unfortunately, that includes the Buccaneers.
Sonny Styles is a freakishly athletic linebacker that has anchored the middle of Ohio State Buckeyes defense for the past two seasons. Styles has recently transitioned to playing linebacker, early in his career he was a defensive back, mostly playing safety but had starts as a slot corner back as recently as week 7 of the 2023 season.
Sonny Styles has been a top contributor for arguably the best defense in the country this season. His scouting report evaluates what makes Styles one of the top linebackers in college football and how well his skill set might translate to the NFL.
There was quite a bit of discontent within the Ohio State fandom when the Buckeyes came up short in the Big Ten championship to an upstart Indiana that was looking for its first outright title since 1945.
The 2026 NFL Draft cycle is starting to pick up, meaning debates will develop for who the top prospects are in the class. One of the most intriguing debates brewing is whether Ohio State's Sonny Styles or Georgia's CJ Allen is the top inside linebacker prospect in the class.
Ohio State's defense, specifically the front seven, has been among the very best in all of college football this season. To figure out one of the many reasons this group has been so good, look at the linebacker Sonny Styles.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. The defense is versatile, heavy-hitting and quick to the ball. Each position group has excelled through the first four games of the season, with very little negatives to draw out.
The Ohio State Buckeyes enter the 2025 season as the reigning national champions and a consensus top-three team. Despite losing a significant amount of talent to the NFL, including a number of first-round picks, head coach Ryan Day has reloaded the roster with elite talent through recruiting and the transfer portal.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have named their 'Block O' award winner, and it is linebacker Sonny Styles. He received the 'Block O' jersey Saturday. Styles has been a staple of the team's defense for the last several years, so this certainly doesn't come as a surprise to those who have been following the team.
The 2025 college football and NFL seasons are right on the horizon, which means that the 2026 NFL Draft is getting closer and closer as well. For the sickos out there, we have been watching prospects all summer to really decipher how talented this class could be.
Each week, Yardbarker monitors the 2026 NFL Draft, scheduled April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. From an LSU quarterback to a Cincinnati defensive lineman, here are five players we're tracking.
After the Ohio State Buckeyes' massive run in the 2025 NFL Draft, the hype is already growing for the next group of players bound for next year's draft.
The season opener against the Texas Longhorns is only weeks away, and Ohio State Buckeyes fans can’t contain their excitement. Ryan Day has kept the quarterback competition going, with no clear starter as of now.
Ohio State won a National Championship last season in large part due to the adjustments made by its defense. From the moment they lost to Oregon in October, the Buckeyes’ defense was lights out.
Bralan Womack is a big-time class of 2026 safety recruit, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are hot after his commitment on the recruiting trail. Womack, from Flowood, Mississippi, spent this past weekend in Columbus on an unofficial visit.
In 2024, Sonny Styles proved that he can be one of the best linebackers in all of college football. Alongside “Block O” recipient Cody Simon, Styles burst onto the scene and finished the year with 100 total tackles, six sacks, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered.
Ohio State’s 2024 team was loaded with returning talent plus the players that they went out and got in the portal. A transfer portal haul that consisted of Caleb Downs, Quinshon Judkins, Will Howard, and Seth McLaughlin was huge for the Buckeyes and accomplishing their big goal.
The Ohio State Buckeyes just won their first national championship in a decade, and while the offense was certainly impressive, the title run was definitely spearheaded by their defense.
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be losing a number of key players to the NFL Draft, and it was looking like linebacker Sonny Styles was sure to join that group.
The National Championship Game is almost here, and the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set for a heavyweight battle that will bring a historic moment for either program.
The 2025 NFL Draft will be one of the more entertaining classes in recent years. There's so much uncertainty after the top 10 picks that chaos is surely coming.
No other team has faced the gauntlet of tests No. 2 Ohio State has this season. On Saturday at home, the Buckeyes will face their third top-five opponent, taking on unbeaten Indiana (10-0) in possibly the biggest football game in Hoosiers history.
Ohio State’s defense showed up in a big way once again against Iowa and it helped the Buckeyes move to 5-0 on the season. The Buckeyes allowed just a garbage time touchdown to hand Iowa a 35-7 win in Big Ten play.
It's hard to say the Ohio State Buckeyes defense is struggling too much when they lead the nation in scoring allowed. However, the linebacker unit has once again been at the forefront of discussion in the early part of this season.
The Ohio State football program has a loaded defense. They have plenty of great players who decided to come back on that side of the ball. There’s a good chance that they could be the best defense in the country in 2024.