Lorenzo Styles Jr.

● Linear athlete, with above-average speed and explosiveness ● Doesn’t have his younger brother’s size but isn’t small ● Former wide receiver — has a feel for route angles ● Can turn and stay tight on deep posts ● Finds receiver’s hip and crowds the catch point ● Only one penalty in 2025 (pass interference vs. Indiana) ● Steady tackler with improved breakdown skills in space ● Versatile special teams experience (nine tackles over past two seasons; 100-yard kickoff return in 2025)

● Somewhat straight-line athlete and out of control in transitions ● Antsy feet — creates wasted steps for himself ● Coverage instincts and technique are still in development phases ● Aggressive guesser, which frequently backfires ● Below-average ball production (zero career interceptions) ● Doesn’t offer any experience as an outside cornerback ● Played through a right shoulder injury in 2025 and waited until after combine for labrum surgery (March 2026); offseason labrum surgery on left shoulder after 2024 season 554 Back to table of contents -- 558 of 629 --

A one-year starter at Ohio State, Styles played the nickel position in defensive coordinator Matt Patricia’s zone-based scheme. Older brother of premier 2026 draft prospect Sonny Styles, he started out as a wide receiver at Notre Dame before transferring back home and playing on special teams in 2024. He earned a starting role as a senior (and shared the field with his brother) on one of the best defensive units in college football. Styles turned heads at the NFL combine with his rare testing speed, which translates to the field in his ability to carry deep speed or burst to close. But he doesn’t consistently play fast on tape because of delays in his reads or panic moments that take him out of position. Though he is still piecing things together in coverage, he made clear improvements with his reliability in run support. Overall, Styles doesn’t have NFL-level cover skills or anticipation right now, but he has enough explosiveness (and an impressive pedigree). His potential impact on special teams should keep him in the mix for a spot on the back end of the roster or practice squad as he continues to develop.