Lukas Van Ness
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Van Ness|Ness|lang=Dutch}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Lukas Van Ness
| image = Lukas Van Ness at Fisher House (54440447927 -2).jpg
| caption = Van Ness in 2025
| current_team = Green Bay Packers
| number = 90
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|6}}
| birth_place = Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 272
| high_school = Barrington
| college = Iowa (2020–2022)
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 13
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2022)
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 65
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 7
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Touchdowns
| statvalue6 =
| pfr = VanNLu00
}}
Lukas Van Ness (born July 6, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Early life
Van Ness was born on July 6, 2001, in Barrington, Illinois. He later attended Barrington High School, where he played football and ice hockey.{{Cite web |last=Narang |first=Bobby |date=October 5, 2019 |title=Lukas Van Ness brings a 'different attitude' to Barrington football |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/sports/ct-bcr-football-barrington-conant-tl-1010-20191006-oadxc47thbcsxilx3kd4brs3xu-story.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Reaven |first=Steve |date=May 24, 2019 |title=Barrington DL Lukas VanNess adds offers from nation's most prestigious schools |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/barrington/sports/ct-bcr-football-lukas-van-ness-ivy-league-service-academies-tl-0530-story.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Chicago Tribune}} He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa over offers from Illinois, Minnesota, and Kansas.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Mike |date=June 23, 2019 |title=Lukas Van Ness commits to Iowa |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/23/18714935/lukas-van-ness-iowa-barrington-illinois-high-school-football |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Chicago Sun-Times}}
College career
Van Ness redshirted his true freshman season at the University of Iowa.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Rick |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Lukas Van Ness Emerging on Iowa D-Line |url=https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/lukas-van-ness-emerging |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated}} Playing both defensive end and defensive tackle, he became a starter as a redshirt freshman and had 33 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and seven sacks.{{Cite web |last=Dochterman |first=Scott |date=August 23, 2022 |title=Iowa’s Lukas Van Ness living up to Hercules nickname: ‘That kid hit the genetic lottery’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3529217/2022/08/23/lukas-van-ness-iowa/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=The Athletic}} At the end of the season, Van Ness was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Derek |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Iowa's Colby, Van Ness named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team |url=https://www.kmaland.com/sports/iowas-colby-van-ness-named-to-fwaa-freshman-all-america-team/article_0e71135e-77e0-11ec-9042-1bbf3a821f05.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=KMA Land}} During his redshirt sophomore season, he was named the Big Ten Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking two kicks in a 10–7 loss to Iowa State.{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Lukas Van Ness B1G Special Team Player of Week |url=https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/lukas-van-ness-b1g-special-team-player-of-week |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Batterson |first=Steve |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Van Ness: Punt blocks were by design |url=https://qctimes.com/sports/college/football/van-ness-punt-blocks-were-by-design/article_10b5fead-e727-56a5-9572-fc1ab85f72d7.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Quad-City Times}}
Professional career
File:Lukas Van Ness NFL Combine.png]]
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 272
| dash = 4.58
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.32
| cone drill = 7.02
| vertical = 31.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 17
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 11
| note = All values from the NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Lukas Van Ness Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/lukas-van-ness/32005641-4e63-9767-91e9-a7147693e290 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |publisher=National Football League}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1045593&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Lukas Van Ness College Football Profile |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Van Ness was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. The Packers initially held the 15th selection in the draft before trading up two spots with the New York Jets to move up to 13th.{{Cite web |last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=April 27, 2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft: Packers select Iowa LB Lukas Van Ness in first round, No. 13 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/2023-nfl-draft-packers-select-iowa-lb-lukas-van-ness-in-first-round-no-13-overal |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=Packers.com}}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Reina |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Green Bay Packers select Lukas Van Ness No. 13 overall in 2023 NFL Draft |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/ncaa/iowa-hawkeyes/lukas-van-ness-nfl-draft-2023-iowa-profile-prospect-college-highlights/524-f4e42be3-ee51-4fb3-9766-abf1359eff35 |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=WeAreIowa.com |language=en-US}} He signed his rookie contract on June 27, 2023.{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2023 |title=Packers Sign LB Lukas Van Ness |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-lb-lukas-van-ness |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=Packers.com}}
He saw his first NFL action on September 10, 2023, against the Chicago Bears, recording his first career sack on Justin Fields during a 38–20 win.{{cite web |title=Lukas Van Ness chases Fields down for rookie's first NFL sack |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/lukas-van-ness-chases-fields-down-for-rookie-s-first-nfl-sack |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 25, 2023 |date=September 10, 2023}} His second sack came in a week 13, 27–19 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=Jordan Love throws 3 TF passes, Packers beat Chiefs 27–19 for 3rd straight win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547576 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Fumbles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | |
| 2023 || GB
| 17 || 0 || 32 || 24 || 8 || 4.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 || GB
| 17 || 0 || 33 || 22 || 11 || 3.0|| 6 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 34 | 0 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 7.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| colspan="18"| Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanNLu00.htm pro-football-reference.com] |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Fumbles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | |
| 2023 || GB
| 2 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 || GB
| 1 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="18"| Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanNLu00/gamelog/post/ pro-football-reference.com] |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/lukas-van-ness/ Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/lukas-van-ness/ Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Barrington, Illinois
Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football outside linebackers
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players