Luke Tenuta

Appeared in three games for the Packers as a rookie in 2022, seeing limited action on offense and special teams…Was active but did not dress in three contests and was inactive for five games (healthy scratch)…Made his NFL debut at Miami (Dec. 25), appearing on four plays on special teams…Played seven snaps on special teams and also saw the first offensive action of his NFL career vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1), taking over at RT for the final seven snaps of the game with the Packers holding a 41-10 lead…Was claimed by the Packers off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 18, 2022…Was a gameday inactive for the Colts for the first five games of the season after being claimed off waivers on Aug. 31…Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the third of their three picks in the sixth round (No. 209 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft and was with the team through the preseason before being waived on Aug. 30…Played in 34 games with 26 starts at Virginia Tech (2019-21), opening 15 games at RT and 11 at LT…Started 12 games as a junior in 2021, opening 11 at LT and one at RT as he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention…Helped clear the way for the Hokies' season-high 320 rushing yards on 47 carries at Virginia (Nov. 27), their third consecutive 200-yard rushing effort and their fifth in a six-game span…Started nine contests at RT as a sophomore in 2020, earning All-ACC third-team honors from Pro Football Focus…Was part of a line that helped the Hokies rank No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 in the country with an average of 240.1 rushing yards per game…Helped Tech average a school-record 5.58 yards per carry (No. 9 in the country) and opened holes for RB Khalil Herbert, who ranked No. 5 in the country with 1,182 rushing yards on 154 carries (7.7 avg.)…Helped clear the way for Herbert to register a season-high 207 yards and two TDs on 19 carries (10.9 avg.) in a 38-31 win at Duke (Oct. 3)…Appeared in all 13 games with five starts at RT as a redshirt freshman in 2019…Blocked a FG in the fifth overtime vs. North Carolina (Oct. 19), allowing Tech to get to a sixth OT in the 43-41 win…Made his first collegiate start vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 9) when he opened at RT and started there the remainder of the season…Majored in sports media and analytics…Earned Class 3A all-state honors as a senior at Western Albemarle High School in Crozet, Va. …Posted 52.5 tackles and 11 tackles for a loss at defensive end…Also earned all-conference, all-district and all-region honors on the offensive line…Was a three-year letterwinner…Also played baseball…His father, Jon, played defensive back at the University of Virginia (1978-80), went on to coach 40 seasons at the collegiate level and is currently the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL)…His mother, Dori, played basketball at Virginia…His older brother, Zach, also coaches linebackers for the Breakers…Another older brother, Matt, played professional baseball with the Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican League…Last name is pronounced tuh-NOO-tuh…Given name Luke Nicholas Tenuta; born in Columbus, Ohio.

Appeared in three games for the Packers as a rookie in 2022, seeing limited action on offense and special teams…Was active but did not dress in three contests and was inactive for five games (healthy scratch)…Made his NFL debut at Miami (Dec. 25), appearing on four plays on special teams…Played seven snaps on special teams and also saw the first offensive action of his NFL career vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1), taking over at RT for the final seven snaps of the game with the Packers holding a 41-10 lead…Was claimed by the Packers off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 18, 2022…Was a gameday inactive for the Colts for the first five games of the season after being claimed off waivers on Aug. 31…Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the third of their three picks in the sixth round (No. 209 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft and was with the team through the preseason before being waived on Aug. 30…Played in 34 games with 26 starts at Virginia Tech (2019-21), opening 15 games at RT and 11 at LT…Started 12 games as a junior in 2021, opening 11 at LT and one at RT as he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention…Helped clear the way for the Hokies' season-high 320 rushing yards on 47 carries at Virginia (Nov. 27), their third consecutive 200-yard rushing effort and their fifth in a six-game span…Started nine contests at RT as a sophomore in 2020, earning All-ACC third-team honors from Pro Football Focus…Was part of a line that helped the Hokies rank No. 1 in the ACC and No. 10 in the country with an average of 240.1 rushing yards per game…Helped Tech average a school-record 5.58 yards per carry (No. 9 in the country) and opened holes for RB Khalil Herbert, who ranked No. 5 in the country with 1,182 rushing yards on 154 carries (7.7 avg.)…Helped clear the way for Herbert to register a season-high 207 yards and two TDs on 19 carries (10.9 avg.) in a 38-31 win at Duke (Oct. 3)…Appeared in all 13 games with five starts at RT as a redshirt freshman in 2019…Blocked a FG in the fifth overtime vs. North Carolina (Oct. 19), allowing Tech to get to a sixth OT in the 43-41 win…Made his first collegiate start vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 9) when he opened at RT and started there the remainder of the season…Majored in sports media and analytics…Earned Class 3A all-state honors as a senior at Western Albemarle High School in Crozet, Va. …Posted 52.5 tackles and 11 tackles for a loss at defensive end…Also earned all-conference, all-district and all-region honors on the offensive line…Was a three-year letterwinner…Also played baseball…His father, Jon, played defensive back at the University of Virginia (1978-80), went on to coach 40 seasons at the collegiate level and is currently the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL)…His mother, Dori, played basketball at Virginia…His older brother, Zach, also coaches linebackers for the Breakers…Another older brother, Matt, played professional baseball with the Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican League…Last name is pronounced tuh-NOO-tuh…Given name Luke Nicholas Tenuta; born in Columbus, Ohio.