Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles is one of 15 semifinalists for the most prestigious honor given to a linebacker in college football.
The Butkus Foundation announced Monday that Styles is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which honors college football’s best linebacker.
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Styles converted to linebacker after primarily lining up at safety last season and leads Ohio State with 52 tackles. He's added 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery.
Ohio State commit Riley Pettijohn was also named Monday as a semifinalist for the high school version of the Butkus Award.
Finalists for the Butkus Award will be selected on Nov. 25 with a winner announced on Dec. 10. The last Ohio State player to win the award is now coaching Styles, as James Laurinaitis won the Butkus Award as a senior in 2007.
