Ohio State’s Lorenzo Styles Jr. runs fastest 40 by a safety since at least 2003

INDIANAPOLIS — The Styles family is taking over the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

One day after his brother, Sonny Styles, turned in a tremendous all-around workout, Ohio State safety Lorenzo Styles Jr. made his own mark by running a scalding official time of 4.27 seconds in the 40-yard dash — the fastest time by a combine safety since at least 2003 — on Friday.

It’s rare for a safety to lead the pack among the defensive backs in the 40, but Styles was up to the challenge. Missouri CB Toriano Pride Jr. paced the CB group with an impressive 4.32-second time.

Styles opted not to perform the broad jump, but he registered a strong vertical-jump number of 39 inches, putting him close to the top of the leaderboard in that drill, too.

Sonny Styles, Lorenzo’s Ohio State teammate the past three seasons, was the combine headliner on Thursday with a showcase performance in the jumping and running drills, as well as in the positional work.