Lukas Van Ness: DL · Iowa · #91.
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Lukas Van Ness
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two seasons in the Iowa defensive front to date. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Nevada — Week 3, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 7-3vs South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-10vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10@ Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-27vs No. 4 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-9@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-54@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-13vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-10@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24vs Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 9.5 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2022
W 27-0
vs Nevada
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Nevada.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%10 TFLSack rate
18%6 sacksHurry rate
12%4 hurries33 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.5%
348 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
58.8
13 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #64 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa, 13 sacks — drafted at #13 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
