Lorenzo Styles sprint steals spotlight as Styles family dominates Indianapolis combine

Ohio State safety lorenzo styles ran a 4. 27-second 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, delivering the fastest official time by a combine safety since at least 2003. The result deepened attention on the Styles family after an already loud showing from his brother Sonny, and it came amid a day of position-group workouts that have reshaped draft conversations.

Lorenzo Styles Jr. 's 4. 27-second 40-yard dash

Lorenzo Styles Jr. charted an official 4. 27 in the 40-yard dash on Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, the benchmark for safeties at the meet going back to 2003. He opted not to perform the broad jump but logged a 39-inch vertical, a mark that placed him near the top of that leaderboard. The performance arrives after a position switch in college: he played wide receiver at Notre Dame in 2021 and 2022, catching 54 passes across those two seasons, then transferred to Ohio State and converted to defensive back. In three seasons with the Buckeyes he recorded 46 tackles and seven passes defended, but no interceptions. Friday's showing, observers noted, can only help his draft profile.

Sonny Styles' measurements and 43. 5-inch vertical

One day earlier, Sonny Styles dominated the same on-field sessions. The brother’s measurements read 6'5" and 244 pounds, and he produced a 43. 5-inch vertical and a 4. 46-second 40-yard dash. Sonny also posted a 135-inch broad jump, a figure that drew comparisons to historic marks at the combine. That vertical was the best for a player at his position dating back to 2003, and scouts said his short-area quickness, sideline-to-sideline range and size furthered enterprise-level evaluations that had him locked as a top-15 pick heading into Thursday.

Linebacker and edge results shifting draft boards: David Bailey and Malachi Lawrence

On-field workouts for defensive linemen and linebackers began Thursday in Indianapolis and produced several notable figures that are already influencing draft chatter. David Bailey ran a 4. 50-second 40 with a 1. 62-second 10-yard split, posted a 35-inch vertical and a 10'9" broad jump, and produced the fastest 40 among defensive linemen. Evaluators pointed to his bag-drill violence and schematic rush instincts as the on-field evidence that could lift him toward a top-two selection.

Malachi Lawrence registered a 4. 52 40, second only to Bailey among the pressure specialists named, and scouts highlighted his 60 pressures over the previous two seasons. Lawrence’s movement and height–weight–length traits, coupled with varied entry angles to his rushes, created enough buzz that he could be a second-round pick.

Ohio State linebacker group and other standouts at Lucas Oil Stadium

Ohio State’s Arvell Reese worked both as an edge rusher and off-ball linebacker and timed a 4. 47 40 after showing fluid movement and tackling range; his listed frame was 6'4", 241 pounds. Kyle Louis, who had impressed at the Senior Bowl, backed that up at the combine with a 4. 53 40 (fifth at the position), a 1. 58 10-yard split (third), a 39. 50 vertical (fourth) and a 10'9" broad jump (second). Louis, described as undersized for an NFL linebacker, posted 24 tackles for loss, six interceptions and 10 sacks over the past two seasons and showed the suddenness that could translate to box-safety or big-nickel roles.

Speed, awards and unique measurables: Jacob Rodriguez, Toriano Pride Jr. and others

Jacob Rodriguez turned heads with a top speed of 18. 43 miles per hour during the backpedal-and-react drill, the fastest by any linebacker over the last four years and surpassing runs by Jack Kiser, Jihaad Campbell, Trevin Wallace and Carson Bruener. Rodriguez, who won the Chuck Bednarik Award, Butkus Award and Lombardi Award in college, also led linebackers in the 20-yard shuttle and the 3-cone drill; his FBS-leading seven forced fumbles in 2025 remain a central part of his résumé, though age and size figures have left him pegged in middle-round projections.

In the defensive back group, Missouri cornerback Toriano Pride Jr. paced the cornerbacks with a 4. 32 40. Across other position groups, Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq produced the fastest 40 by a tight end since at least 2003, and Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. had arms measured at 30 and 7/8 inches on Thursday. The weekend also included procedural notes: Jermod McCoy skipped on-field drills in Indianapolis and evaluators debated whether quarterbacks like Ty Simpson are ready for franchise roles in light of their on-field and positional showings.

What makes this notable is that early combine numbers are already reshaping evaluations: tangible drills — the 40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump and positional testing — are producing immediate cause-and-effect movement on draft boards, with performances from the Styles brothers among the most consequential through two days in Indianapolis.