Overview
- The Saints used their fifth-round selection, made Saturday, to take Ohio State defensive back Lorenzo Styles Jr. at No. 172.
- Styles said he expects to be healthy for training camp after a post-2025 labrum surgery completed this spring, according to reports cited by Yahoo Sports.
- He began his college career as a wide receiver at Notre Dame before switching to defensive back at Ohio State, logging 60 games with 19 starts and contributing to the Buckeyes’ 2024 title run.
- He tested as an elite athlete with a 9.99 Relative Athletic Score, a 4.27-second 40-yard dash, and a 39-inch vertical, benchmarks that compare combine results to peers at the same position.
- Scouting outlets project him as a developmental piece and special-teams contributor, with PFF ranking him 207th and The Athletic’s Dane Brugler giving him a seventh-round grade, as he joins a secondary led by Justin Reid, Julian Blackmon, and Jonas Sanker.