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Lukas Van Ness
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Lukas Van Ness is the starting WLB for the Green Bay Packers.
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The Green Bay Packers play next in Week 6, at home against the Dallas Cowboys on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Lukas Van Ness is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.
At WLB for the Green Bay Packers, Brenton Cox Jr. and Collin Oliver are next in line behind him.
Lukas Van Ness's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-7 vs CHI (Oct 11); W 17-14 at TB (Oct 4); L 14-35 vs ATL (Sep 24).
Lukas Van Ness wears No. 90, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 272 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa.
Is Lukas Van Ness playing this week?
Lukas Van Ness is expected to start at WLB for Green Bay Packers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
GB WLB Depth
Green Bay Packers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTJonathan Ford
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDEDevonte Wyatt
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WLBLukas Van NessThis player
- LILB
- RILB
- SLB
- LCBKeisean Nixon
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- SSEvan Williams
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- FS
- RCB
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GB | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | GB | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GB | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 4 yrs | 44 | 64 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#50 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Lukas Van Ness is rated 84 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 36th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 81% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs CHITKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-7
Oct 4W@ TBTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 17-14
Sep 24Lvs ATLTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-35
Sep 20W@ NYJTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 3
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-17
Sep 13L@ MINTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 22-39
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | W@ TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Lvs ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ NYJ | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ MIN | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lukas Van Ness's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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