Next up on our countdown to the start of Iowa’s 2022 football season is a young defensive lineman who blew away expectations in 2021 and is gearing up to play an even larger role during his sophomore campaign.
Lukas Van Ness – RS Sophomore
Barrington, IL (Barrington HS)
6’5”, 264 lbs
2022 Projection: starting defensive end
Lukas Van Ness may have been Iowa’s most impactful defensive freshmen last season, but like many Hawkeye standouts of the Ferentz era, he came to Iowa City as a lightly recruited player.