Van Ness (thumb) returned to practice at OTAs on Tuesday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. Van Ness missed some time while recovering from a thumb fracture, but he's already back on the field. The 2023 first-round pick is coming off a rookie campaign in which he racked up 32 tackles (24 solo) and four sacks across 17 regular-season appearances.
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Lukas Van Ness Career Stats
Career Stats
Defensive
Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
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2023 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
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Lukas Van Ness Game Log 2023
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TOTAL
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SACK
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INT
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DEF
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TFL
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1/7
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W
17-9
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2
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0
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2
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1
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6
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0
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0
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1
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12/31
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W
33-10
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12/24
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W
33-30
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0
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12/17
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L
20-34
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3
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1
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4
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1
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9
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0
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0
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1
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12/11
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L
22-24
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12/3
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W
27-19
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2
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0
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2
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1
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9
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0
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0
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1
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11/23
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W
29-22
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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11/19
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W
23-20
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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11/12
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19-23
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2
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1
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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11/5
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W
20-3
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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10/29
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10-24
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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10/22
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17-19
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10/9
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L
13-17
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9/28
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L
20-34
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9/24
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W
18-17
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9/17
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24-25
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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9/10
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W
38-20
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2
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0
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2
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1
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7
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0
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0
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1
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24
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8
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32
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4
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31
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0
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1
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8
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Lukas Van Ness Latest News
Back at practice
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Van Ness (thumb) returned to practice at OTAs on Tuesday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. Van Ness missed some time while recovering from a thumb fracture, but he's already back on the field. The 2023 first-round pick is coming off a rookie campaign in which he racked up 32 tackles (24 solo) and four sacks across 17 regular-season appearances.
Dealing with thumb injury
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Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that Van Ness is dealing with a broken thumb, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. LaFleur did not get into the origin of Van Ness' injury, but he downplayed the severity of the issue by saying that Van Ness "broke his thumb just a little bit," per Demovsky. The 2023 first-round pick also did not participate in Green Bay's voluntary OTA sessions Wednesday, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, so it will be worth monitoring by the start of the team's mandatory minicamp on June 11. Van Ness recorded 32 tackles and 4.0 sacks over 17 games during his rookie season.