What the Saints are getting in Lorenzo Styles Jr.: NFL scouting report

After trading away their first of two fifth round draft picks, the New Orleans Saints used their second fifth rounder to select Lorenzo Styles Jr., an Ohio State Buckeyes safety. Lorenzo's brother and Ohio State teammate, linebacker Sonny Styles, was drafted as the seventh overall pick in the first round to Washington two days earlier. Lorenzo is also the 18th Ohio State player to be drafted by the Saints and 12th Buckeye to be selected by New Orleans since 2000. New Orleans was expected to address defensive back early in the draft. Styles was the first of two defensive backs to be selected, not coming until the 172nd overall choice. Here is what the Saints will be getting from the newest Buckeye to join their roster.

Lorenzo Styles Jr. bio

• Position: Safety
• College: Ohio State Buckeyes
• Height: 6-feet, 1 inch
• Weight: 194 pounds
• 40-yard dash: 4.27 seconds
• 10-yard split: 1.49 seconds
• Vertical jump: 39"

Strengths

• Elite speed
• Rapid improvement after switch to defense
• Good awareness in zone duties
• Explosive ability to break on the ball
• Strong in kick/punt coverage

Weaknesses

• Extremely inexperienced
• Poor coverage instincts and route anticipation to this point
• Needs faster play diagnosis
• Loses ball in downfield coverage
• Must be more aggressive in run support
• Labrum surgery this spring