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07/11/22 - DE *Lukas Van Ness, rSo/2023, Iowa

Iowa assistant defensive line coach Jay Niemann understands the looming expectations of his room this upcoming season. The Hawkeyes return eight of their top nine contributors from last year, equating to more than 75% of its production (total tackles, tackles for loss and sacks) returning. A trio of seniors headline the group in Joe Evans, Noah Shannon and John Waggoner. Junior Logan Lee has earned preseason All-Big Ten honors and sophomore Lukas Van Ness, the team's leading sack getter last season, has perhaps the highest ceiling and a new position, switching to defensive end full-time this year.

On paper, there's plenty to be excited about and returning experience points to a breakout year for the group. But Niemann is tempering those expectations. "There's plenty of room for improvement," Niemann said. "You're never a finished products. And if you listen to some of the guys, even at the NFL level talk, guys that have eight, nine, ten years of experience, they're always trying to master their craft. They're always trying to find something to get better at always trying to find a way to improve their game. "We've got three seniors in Noah, John Waggoner, Joe Evans and they're leading the charge but I think all three of them will tell you that there's three or four things about the fundamental and technique aspect of their game they'd like to get better at." - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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