WATCH: 5-star athlete Sonny Styles goes 102 yards for the pick 6
Whenever Pickerington (Ohio) Pickerington Central five-star athlete Sonny Styles steps on the football field, he makes plays.
He made another one Friday night in Pickerington (Ohio) Pickerington Central’s win over Grove City (Ohio) Central Crossing.
Down 14-6 in the second quarter, Grove City (Ohio) Central Crossing faced a fourth down from the 5-yard line. The team elected to go for it, and decided to try to run a quick slant route over the middle.
But Sonny Styles was right there. He caught the ball two yards into the end zone and immediately dashed for the end zone.
Nobody came within a 10-foot pole of him, let alone have a fingertip even graze his white uniform.
It was one of two interceptions Styles had in the 49-6 victory.
Styles was in South Bend to watch Notre Dame this weekend
The interception was just one highlight of a busy week for Sonny Styles.
On Thursday, Styles released his top five schools of Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Ole Miss. He told On3’s Chad Simmons that these are the schools that he can he see himself playing for at the moment.
He was then in South Bend on Saturday to watch the top-10 matchup between Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
His older brother, Lorenzo Styles Jr., a freshman wide receiver for the Fighting Irish. He had one catch for 14 yards.
Sonny Styles is a Unicorn
On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power describes Sonny Styles as a “unicorn” on defense.
The nickname has caught on for Styles, with Notre Dame calling him “The Unicorn” in a personalized graphic.
The nickname is well-deserved and an accurate description for Styles. He has the potential to play all over a Power Five defense.
“Sonny Styles has the fluidity of a defensive back in the body of a potential pass rusher. He is a loose, highly-coordinated athlete. A quick look at his backpedal and change-of-direction in defensive back drills should answer any questions in that regard,” Power said. “Most importantly, the burst and movement skills show up on the field on Friday nights.”