Overview
- The NFL confirmed Sonny Styles’ 43.5-inch vertical as the best ever recorded for a linebacker at the Combine.
- Lorenzo Styles Jr. clocked a 4.27 in the 40-yard dash, the fastest by a safety since at least 2003, lifting him into mid-to-late Day 3 consideration for special-teams value, according to ESPN’s Jordan Reid.
- According to NFL Plus, the Styles brothers became the first siblings since 2003 to post the fastest 40 times at their respective positions at the same Combine.
- Sonny entered the week as a premier prospect, with NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah ranking him No. 5 overall and ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. projecting him at No. 7 in his latest mock draft.
- Their mother, Laverna Styles, told NFL Network that Sonny’s nickname came from the hot‑tempered character in The Godfather and teased Michigan fans that future Styles generations could be on the way.