1st Round Pick (13) - Lukas Van Ness - EDGE-Iowa

[call_me_ishmael]

Meh, is it that different than Big Z, Prestone, Kenny, and Gary? Packers have had good pass rush the past few years.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

What’s most annoying about this pick is, as with Hawk and Claymaker, bunch of albinos in Wisconsin will now be donning the 90 Green and Musta Yella. We get it, gotta represent the Caucasoids. Lame.

Me, a colorless fellow, I ain’t care about all that horeshit. I wear my Kap and Taylor Rapp jerseys proudly.

Btw: Stay tuned for my 2023 Mastery Mockery of Grade.

[Jaire]

Nice.

Deep edge class. I wanted one last year. He's got the size and gifts. He's young: prototypical Packer first rounder.

Him and Gary will be a great pair.

edit: High ceiling, high floor. good pick

[run pMc]

He's not skinny, but he looks like he can put weight on. I wonder if he's more DE than OLB, especially by Year 3. Seems like he could be more in the JJ Watt mold, although there are many comps to a slightly less athletic Rashan Gary.
I know there's been talk of moving him inside on some downs a la Zadarius, I can see that.

Like his motor, and seems like he's got good strength and length.
I think it's a decent pick. There wasn't a lot of value elsewhere with players available IMO, the OT's I liked best were gone and JSN was good but I think they did fine with their Day 2 picks.

The rumors that NE was very interested is probably real. Big, fast, strong with motor at OLB/DE isn't a bad way to go.

[bobblehead]

Meh, is it that different than Big Z, Prestone, Kenny, and Gary? Packers have had good pass rush the past few years.

When Z was on the field, that was a dominant front 4. Gary is better now, Preston is getting old, and Van Ness is a rook. This years front 7 have massive potential, but they need to prove it on the field. That said its deeper and more talented than I can remember.

[CaptainKickass]

In that 38-20 win over Chicago, Van Ness became the first Packers rookie defensive lineman/edge rusher to register a Week 1 sack in 28 years when he chased down Bears quarterback Justin Fields.

https://www.packers.com/news/freak-o...-rush-rotation

This is a cool statistical nugget and all but I wish a writer wouldn't skip over the answer to the obvious follow up question:

Who the hell was was the guy who did it 28 years ago?

[MadScientist]

https://www.packers.com/news/freak-o...-rush-rotation

This is a cool statistical nugget and all but I wish a writer wouldn't skip over the answer to the obvious follow up question:

Who the hell was was the guy who did it 28 years ago?

Had to have been Darius Holland, who had half a sack week 1 in 95. Hopefully LVN has a better career here.