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the seventh overall pick (linebacker Sonny Styles)

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Commanders linebacker Sonny Styles, the seventh overall pick, is expected to be a potential starter under new defensive coordinator Jones as part of a complete defensive retooling.

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Stiles is the X-Factor for the Commanders defense, exemplifying the team's defensive overhaul and positioned as a versatile centerpiece linebacker wh...

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Styles' partnership with Leo Chenal fits the Commanders' defensive scheme, with Chenal identifying himself as the team's MIKE linebacker.

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Sonny StylesPositiveRole

Styles, a first-round pick, is being developed by the Commanders and has impressed defenders who rave about him, with one noting 'you can definitely...

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Stiles' presence should help open up what the Commanders defense can do with new pieces and a new scheme, with his safety background allowing him to...

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With Stiles as the centerpiece, the Commanders could have one of the best linebacker groups in the league, pairing him with Leo Chanel and Frankie Lu...

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Styles is part of the Commanders' linebacker corps (alongside Leo Chenal, Frankie Luvu, and Jordan Magee) that may be uniquely set up to handle the F...

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