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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Alex Styles

Ohio St.

Measurables

6'5"

244 lb

Special tier · broke the historical comp distribution

Outlier Profile · No Clean Comp

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Downhill Thumper MIKE

Alex Styles projects as a downhill thumper mike — a LB from Ohio St. who tested with an elite athletic profile (87th composite). Combine line reads 6'5" · 244 lb, 4.46s 40, 43.5″ vertical, 134″ broad. Outlier Profile — the closest historical combine match still sits well outside typical comp distance.

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

A+

Speed

97th percentile · 4.46s 40-yard

A+

Burst

100th percentile · 43.5" vert · 134" broad

B

Lateral Agility

65th percentile · 7.09s 3-cone · 4.26s shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

A-

Frame

86th percentile · 6'5" · 244 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.79
  1. #1

    Isaiah Simmons

    2020 R1 · #8 · Clemson · 6-4/238lb · 4.39s 40

    61

    sim

  2. #2

    Jamin Davis

    2021 R1 · #19 · Kentucky · 6-3/234lb · 4.47s 40

    58

    sim

  3. #3

    Leo Chenal

    2022 R3 · #103 · Wisconsin · 6-3/250lb · 4.53s 40

    53

    sim

Scheme fit

Old-school 4-3 base that needs a downhill MIKE to fit the run with violence.

X-Factor

Outlier Profile · No Clean Comp — closest historical comp sits 0.79 pooled std-dev away. Their measurable combination is genuinely uncommon.

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
79

Athletic composite

79thEXCELLENT

5 of 6 metrics graded

3× Elite1× Strong1× Solid
4.46s97thELITE
i

40-Yard

vs. 450

43.5100thELITE
i

Vertical

vs. 407

134.099thELITE
i

Broad

vs. 408

7.09s61stSOLID
i

3-Cone

vs. 278

4.26s69thSTRONG
i

Shuttle

vs. 289

i

Bench

No data

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