Cincinnati Bengals Interested In Elite Linebacker Sonny Styles, Visit Set Up
The Bengals have a clear need at linebacker, with a little less than a month to go before the 2026 NFL Draft.He told WLWT's Jaron May that he's met with the Bengals a couple of times already this cycle.
Styles is the consensus best or second-best linebacker in the draft, depending on where his Ohio State teammate Arvell Reese ends up playing in the league."Yeah, I have," Styles said about talking to the Bengals when speaking with the media at Ohio State's 2026 Pro Day. "I've had a few conversations with the Bengals. I think they do a really good job. I love Coach Golden; he's awesome. So I'm excited, I think I'm going down to see them in a few weeks."didn't use one of its first four picks on the linebacker position after fielding arguably the worst duo in the NFL last season in the form of Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barret Carter. The entire scouting staff, Duke Tobin, and more are hard at work trying to find the best options for their top-10 picks in those first four rounds. "I think there’s depth," The Bengals director of player personnel said at the 2026 NFL Combine. "I think there are a lot of D-linemen who are attractive guys for different roles, as you go through the whole season or the whole draft, really. I think we have almost 400 ranked players on our board right now. "Guys who have enough talent to be considered draftable, which is probably a little bit heavier than normal. I always look at the first five rounds. There are enough players to satisfy our picks in all of those rounds with extras, which is good. We’re going to get one of them that way. Sometimes, we’ve to keep forcing guys up the board. This year, we’re probably going to force some guys down the board a little bit. But I do think there’s depth."Sign Up For Our DAILY Newsletter for More Free Coverage of the Cincinnati Bengals Delivered to You Directly For more on the Bengals, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and be sure to check us out on your favorite audio platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio,o and Amazon. Make sure you bookmark BengalsTalk.com for the latest Bengals news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more! We're a one-stop shop for all things Cincinnati Bengals! Join the 63,000+ Bengals fans who subscribe to us on YouTube.Russ Heltman is on the Bearcats and Bengals beat for On SI. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.
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