Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles to meet in Week 5: Did Giants make right choice between first-round linebackers?

When the Washington Commanders host the New York Giants on Sunday, keep an eye on No. 52. Both of them.

There is a striking parallel between the two teams: Both have a first-round rookie linebacker from Ohio State who wears the same number as the other. Giants standout Arvell Reese and burgeoning Commanders star Sonny Styles became the first college linebacker teammates to be selected in the top 10 of the same NFL Draft when they flew off the board in April. In Week 5, they go head-to-head.

At the draft, the Giants were in the enviable position of having both Reese and Styles available to them at pick No. 5. There was immense debate prior to draft night about which player New York should select if both were up for grabs. After the event, a major question was whether they took the right one.

In the end, there might not have been a wrong answer.

That the Giants are off to a 3-1 start despite being without quarterback Jaxson Dart for nearly three full games is largely a credit to Reese and the defense. New York is a top-10 team in yards and points allowed through Week 4, and…

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