Lukas Van Ness

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Season

Tackles

25▲ 6 vs '25

72nd of 123 LBs

Stops

19▲ 4 vs '25

48th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

1.7▼ 0.2 vs '25

11th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

10.0%▲ 10.0 vs '25

82nd of 123 LBs

Coverage

4 targets

100.0 cmp% · 5.0 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ MINL	43	66.2	4	2	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 @ NYJW	54	73.0	8	8	3	0	1.5	4	5	1	100.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 3 vs ATLL	49	69.0	4	3	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ TBW	46	73.0	4	3	0	1	0.0	0	1	1	100.0	8.0	0	0
Wk 5 vs CHIW	40	58.0	2	1	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 vs DALW	43	55.1	3	2	1	1	1.0	1	3	1	100.0	3.0	0	0
Wk 7 @ DETL	42	61.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	100.0	9.0	0	0
Season	317	65.0	25	19	5	3	3.5	10	13	4	100.0	5.0	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Packers

$17.4Mover 4 years

2023

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2026 · now

Year 4 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	317	65.0	25	19	5	10.0	3.5	10	13	4	87.5	0	0	0	0
2025	9	263	44.8	19	15	3	0.0	1.5	7	12	1	39.6	0	0	0	0
2024	17	428	39.3	29	20	6	9.4	3.0	6	10	4	85.4	0	0	1	0
2023	17	365	32.7	29	26	8	5.0	4.0	10	10	1	79.2	0	1	0	0
Career	50	1,373	41.9	102	80	22	6.9	12.0	33	45	10	83.3	0	1	1	0