Green Bay Packers · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa (2023 Round 1, Pick 13)

Lukas Van Ness

57.5
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #59 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
3118 solo · 13 ast
Sacks & QB hits
4.511 QB hits
Tackles for loss
60 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
36345.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.086Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Lukas Van Ness among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Van Ness#5957.5
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.69 → Shrunk 40.14
69thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.06 → Shrunk 3.82
48thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 7.47
70thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 5.9% → Shrunk 5.9%
44thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.4% → Shrunk 3.3%
51thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 4.8% → Shrunk 3.9%
94thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.4%
36thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.086 → Shrunk −0.025
82thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Lukas Van Ness. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ MINL 22-39441110043
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ NYJW 20-17851.5340054
Week 3Sep 24, 2026vs ATLL 14-35410010049
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ TBW 17-14420000046
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs CHIW 31-7210020040
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs DALW 23-13321110043
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ DETL 17-20000010042
Week 8Oct 29, 2026vs CARW 27-19631111046

College to the NFL: Iowa to Green Bay Packers

Verified identity bridge linking Lukas Van Ness's college regular-season tackles at Iowa to official NFL game lines.

Iowa (College tackles)

292021
332022
1313th pick
2023 Draft

GB (NFL tackles)

292023
292024
192025
312026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2023GB17292184810100365
2024GB17291811366001428
2025GB9191271.537000263
2026 (so far)GB83118134.5611100363

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