GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the Green Bay Packers to go from playoff team to legitimate championship contender, they’ll need some of their young players to rise into prominent roles.
At NFL.com, Bucky Brooks selected his 22-player All-Breakout Team. Brooks picked two members of the Packers’ defense.
One is defensive end Lukas Van Ness. If Brooks is right, the Packers might have solved one of their biggest weaknesses.
Green Bay’s pass rush was painfully inconsistent last year, due in part to Van Ness’ failure to take a Year 2 jump. After a strong second half to his rookie season, Van Ness had only three sacks in 17 games in 2024.