Titans<\/a>Height: 6-5 | Weight: 244College: Ohio State<\/p>\nWhere Tennessee could get him: Pick No. 4<\/p>\n
This would be a great first pick for new coach Robert Saleh, giving him a rare “stack” linebacker — inside linebacker or 4-3 outside linebacker — with high-level testing numbers. Styles’ 43\u00bd-inch vertical jump at the combine was the highest by an off-ball linebacker since 2003 and the second highest by any linebacker in that span.<\/p>\n
Styles will show up in the box and on the edges of the formation as a run defender. He can fire into blockers to hold the point or scrape through to track the ball with his 4.46 speed. Plus, in Saleh’s loaded fronts, Styles can be schemed as a blitzer or fall back late in coverage. Despite his large frame, he can play the hook to curl or carry the seams. There’s big-time upside here for a linebacker who can develop into the Fred Warner role under Saleh.<\/p>\n
Styles is one of the prospects who has flown under the radar and has only sporadically been connected to the Titans during the pre-draft process. While there is no doubt he is one of the better athletes and linebackers in this class and a scheme fit, he hasn\u2019t received the attention one would expect. Making him an unlikely target for the fourth-overall selection.<\/p>\n
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