The Green Bay Packers hope Lukas Van Ness finally reaches his potential this season. They need him to.
Having passed on the top free-agent pass-rushers and waited until the later rounds of the draft to add depth, Van Ness is penciled in as a starter this season.
That's both exciting and terrifying. The former because it shows Brian Gutekunst truly has confidence in Van Ness and the team's current pass-rush group. The latter? Van Ness hasn't looked close to reaching his first-round potential through two seasons.
And if one prediction for 2025 comes true, our fears may become reality.