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WSH · RILB · #52

Sonny Styles

Starter

Is Sonny Styles starting?

Sonny Styles is the starting RILB for the Washington Commanders.

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Sonny Styles this week

The Washington Commanders play next in Week 6, on the road against the San Francisco 49ers on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). Sonny Styles is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the Washington Commanders, Austin Keys and Leo Chenal are next in line behind him.

Sonny Styles's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 33-31 vs SEA (Sep 27); L 20-37 at DAL (Sep 20); L 22-24 at PHI (Sep 13).

Sonny Styles wears No. 52, is 21 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 243 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Ohio State.

Is Sonny Styles playing this week?

Sonny Styles is expected to start at RILB for Washington Commanders. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

WSH RILB Depth

1Sonny StylesStarter
2Austin Keys
3Leo Chenal

Washington Commanders Starting Lineup

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Age
21
Height
6' 5"
Weight
243
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026WAS5133113
    Career1 yr5133113

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    Sonny Styles's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    5
    Tackles
    13

    #51 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Sonny Styles is rated 87 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 26th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 86% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    78th percentile
    Beats 78% of 190
    Sample
    5 games
    2026 · 308 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 7 · 2026 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11vs NYGTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final 27-27

    Oct 4INDTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Sep 27Wvs SEATKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final W 33-31

    Sep 20L@ DALTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-37

    Sep 13L@ PHITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 22-24

    Sonny Styles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Sonny Styles plays 92% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share92%

    College

    Ohio State

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