Player facts
- Team
Washington Commanders- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 52
- Born
- Nov 24, 2004 (age 21)
- Birthplace
- Pickerington, OH, USA
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 243 lbs
- College
- Ohio State
- Experience
- Rookie
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  NYG | T 27-27 OT | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
vs  IND | L 30-13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  SEA | W 33-31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
@  DAL | L 37-20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  PHI | L 24-22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Alexander "Sonny" Styles (born November 24, 2004) is an American professional football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Styles played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, winning the 2024 national championship prior to being selected seventh overall by the Commanders in the 2026 NFL draft. He is the son of former NFL linebacker Lorenzo Styles and the younger brother of defensive back Lorenzo Styles Jr.
From Wikipedia’s article on Sonny Styles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Styles was born on November 24, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio, where he played safety and recorded 88 tackles, a sack, two pass deflections, six interceptions, and a forced fumble during his career. In a 2020 televised game against rival Pickerington North, he had nine tackles, an interception, and a blocked punt. Rated a five-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Buckeyes of Ohio State University. Styles also played basketball in high school, winning the 2022 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) state championship.
College career
Styles recorded nine tackles as a reserve strong safety for the Ohio State Buckeyes as a freshman in 2022. He was named the starter ahead of the 2023 season and was named player of the game in the season opener against the Indiana Hoosiers. He converted to linebacker in 2024, helping the Buckeyes win a national championship that season and earning second-team All-Big Ten honors after recording 100 tackles and six sacks. In 2025, Styles was named a defensive co-captain along with Caleb Downs and was the recipient of the team's Block O jersey number honor. He earned All-American honors by The Sporting News after recording over 80 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble.
Personal life
Styles is the son of former NFL linebacker Lorenzo Styles and the younger brother of defensive back Lorenzo Styles Jr., who was drafted the same year in the fifth round by the New Orleans Saints. He was given the nickname of Sonny after the character Sonny Corleone from The Godfather film franchise by his father because of tantrums towards his brother as a young child. Styles graduated from Ohio State in December 2025 with a degree in sport industry.
From Wikipedia’s article on Sonny Styles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaSonny Styles on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Sonny Styles