Look: Commanders LB Sonny Styles in his NFL uniform for the first time

Washington Commanders ' first-round pick Sonny Styles quickly revealed he'd be wearing a traditional linebacker number in the NFL after being drafted. Styles, who wore No. 6 at Ohio State before wearing the "Block 0" jersey in 2025, will don the No.

52 for the burgundy and gold. "I'm not really a big number guy," Styles said . "I wasn't really big into single digits.

I like zero. Mikey has zero. So, then I was telling Coach [LB coach Ken] Norton, like when I look in the room, you got [Former Washington LB] London [Fletcher] on the wall, [Former Washington LB] LaVar [Arrington], I think it was [Former Washington LB] Ken Harvey and [Former Washington LB] Monte Coleman.

It was all 50 numbers, and I was like, 'Shoot, I'm going to pick a 50 number. '" This weekend, Styles, along with third-round pick wide receiver Antonio Williams, was in Los Angeles for the 2026 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. That meant we'd see Styles in the burgundy and gold No.