Sonny Styles is a former five-star recruit from Pickerington Central High School in Ohio, just a stone’s throw from Columbus. He was originally a part of the 2023 recruiting class, but reclassified to join the 2022 class and enroll at Ohio State for this past season.
Reclassifying is becoming more common in the age of name, image and likeness thanks to high-profile recruits such as Quinn Ewers, but it is still infrequent and it is always a safe bet to assume these players are not going to be ready to compete immediately.
I contained my optimism in regard to Styles because of this, but the dude is the perfect prospect even down to the bloodlines. His dad is Lorenzo Styles, who is an Ohio State legend and former third-round selection at linebacker. The following is what we can expect from Styles.