Welcome back to our countdown of the Iowa Hawkeyes football season. Our next:
Lukas Van Ness - RS Freshman
Barrington, IL (Barrington)
6’5”, 259 lbs
2021 Projection: Reserve defensive end
Van Ness was a 3-star defensive end in the class of 2020 with offers from the classic combination of service academies, Ivy League schools, and regional power five teams (Minnesota, Kansas State, Kansas), according to 247sports.
He sat out 2020 redshirting after being named his conference’s defensive player of the year in 2019.