Lukas Van Ness

Lukas Van Ness (born July 6, 2001) is an American football outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Lukas Van Ness
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Van Ness at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 90 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-06) July 6, 2001
Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:Barrington (Barrington)
College:Iowa (2020–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Van Ness was born on July 6, 2001, in Barrington, Illinois. He later attended Barrington High School, where he played football and ice hockey.[1][2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa over offers from Illinois, Minnesota, and Kansas.[3]

College career

Van Ness redshirted his true freshman season at Iowa.[4] 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.[5] At the end of the season, Van Ness was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[6] 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.[7][8]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 272 lb
(123 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 11 in
(0.28 m)		4.58 s1.64 s2.66 s4.32 s7.02 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		17 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[9]

Van Ness was selected by the Green Bay Packers, 13th overall, in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.[10][11]

References
  1. "Lukas Van Ness brings a 'different attitude' to Barrington football". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. "Barrington DL Lukas VanNess adds offers from nation's most prestigious schools". Chicago Tribune. May 24, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. "Lukas Van Ness commits to Iowa". Chicago Sun-Times. June 23, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. Brown, Rick (September 21, 2021). "Lukas Van Ness Emerging on Iowa D-Line". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. Dochterman, Scott (August 23, 2022). "Iowa's Lukas Van Ness living up to Hercules nickname: 'That kid hit the genetic lottery'". The Athletic. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. "Iowa's Colby, Van Ness named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team". Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. "Lukas Van Ness B1G Special Team Player of Week". Sports Illustrated. September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. "Van Ness: Punt blocks were by design". Quad-City Times. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. "Lukas Van Ness Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. "2023 NFL Draft: Packers select Iowa LB Lukas Van Ness in first round, No. 13 overall". packers.com. April 27, 2023.
  11. "Green Bay Packers select Lukas Van Ness No. 13 overall in 2023 NFL Draft". weareiowa.com. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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