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May 19th Daily Slop: ESPN projects Sonny Styles to lead NFL rookies in tackles; Does QB Athan Kaliakmanis have a future in DC?
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 ESPN Projecting 2026 NFL rookie leaders in 10 stat categories Tackles 1.
Sonny Styles, Washington Commanders: 123 2. Arvell Reese, New York Giants: 116 3. CJ Allen, Indianapolis Colts: 94 T-4.
Caleb Downs, Dallas Cowboys: 82 T-4. Dillon Thieneman, Chicago Bears: 82 Shaquille Leonard’s 163 tackles in 2018 are the most by a rookie over the past decade, though he is one of only four rookies (all picked in the first two rounds) to reach 125 during the span. In fact, zero rookies reached 100 tackles in 2023 or 2024 prior to three (Carson Schwesinger, Demetrius Knight Jr.
and Barrett Carter) hitting that total in 2025. Styles’ projection is a big one, as 122 would be sixth most among rookies over the past decade. The large number isn’t by accident, as the No.
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