Former Penn State all-time leading rusher impressed in limited time on the field this weekend

Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy! Commanders links Articles JP Finlay “I’m going to give everything I’ve got to the Commanders” Notes from rookie minicamp, where Sonny Styles stood out but others flashed There are roughly 40 players on the field, almost all of whom know nothing about the Commanders playbook, and probably fewer than half of whom will ever make an NFL roster.

The math goes like this: 6 draft picks, 9 undrafted free agents, a few holdovers from the 2025 practice squad and then a host of “tryout” players. It is technically a tryout, but the reality is much more that these young men get invited to rookie minicamp but rarely heard from again. Not always, but the theory is the coaches want enough players on the field to run 11v11 drills.

Covering rookie minicamp for over a decade the most important lesson I’ve learned is to not take anything too seriously. Now, with all the caveats out of the way, Sonny Styles absolutely looks like the real deal. Fluid, quick, smart.

In 7v7 passing drills any time a pass went near the line of scrimmage or towards the middle of the field it seemed like Styles was in perfect position to absolutely blast the pass catcher. In fact, on one play Styles made contact. Nothing crazy but his shoulder connected with the receiver.