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LB Alex “Sonny” Styles (Official Thread)

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Captain Buckeye said:
Big fan of Malone… I’m more excited for him and any other DT other than Hall.

He’s similar an athlete as Hall but he’s 20 lbs heavier.
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Excited for him as well, I think he can thrive focusing on football and getting LJ Sr tutelage. Plus Tyleik can't stay healthy and Malone is going to be needed in that role imo.
 
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College football Freaks List 2023: Bruce Feldman's rankings with a true freshman at No.1

This year's list includes 101 players with physical abilities that wow even those who observe gifted athletes every day.
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20. Sonny Styles, Ohio State, safety​

The son of former Buckeye-turned-Super Bowl champ Lorenzo Styles is big enough to play defensive end at most schools. He had nine tackles and one TFL in 280 snaps in 2022 — the second-most snaps among all OSU true freshmen last season behind Caden Curry’s 300.

“Sonny is the next one,” says teammate Marvin Harrison Jr. “For one, he’s 18. Very young, but he’s really, really fast and probably just as strong as anyone in that weight room.”

Styles is 6-5, 228 pounds and broad-jumps 11 feet. He vertical-jumped 39 inches this offseason and squatted 600 pounds. He also ran the 40 in the high 4.4s and hit 22 MPH on the GPS. Remember his name this fall.
 
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Captain Buckeye said:
I’ve kind of stated this before but I keep seeing it.

Whenever anyone is asked about Sonny, they slightly chuckle and then describe him. Anyone else notice this?

The slight chuckle tells me a ton. To me it states “you all just have no idea”…

Bold prediction (but not so bold really) that Sonny will be our best defender in 2023.
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Syles is going to be awsome, but Tommy is going to be the leader. So happy he came back to wear Scarlet and Grey agian
 
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  • Sonny Styles has solidified himself as a starting safety, Knowles said. “Sonny is a guy we’re going to have on the field as much as we can.” Added that he provides versatility to the back end.
  • Knowles said that Sonny is a combination of a nickel safety and sam linebacker as he plays on the field. Trying to come up with a new name for the position on the spot, Knowles called it a “Strike.” His versatility to play man, zone or blitz adds another dimension to the defense, per Knowles.
 
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brodybuck21 said:
  • Sonny Styles has solidified himself as a starting safety, Knowles said. “Sonny is a guy we’re going to have on the field as much as we can.” Added that he provides versatility to the back end.
  • Knowles said that Sonny is a combination of a nickel safety and sam linebacker as he plays on the field. Trying to come up with a new name for the position on the spot, Knowles called it a “Strike.” His versatility to play man, zone or blitz adds another dimension to the defense, per Knowles.
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As a bowling proprietor I approve of the new position name. Perhaps the other safety could be called a Spare ... :pimp:
 
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