Fullback, Wisconsin, 2018–⁠21

John Chenal

Number
No. 44
Height
6′2″
Weight
256 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Grantsburg, WI

John Chenal played fullback at Wisconsin (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

12tackles, career highvs. Michigan, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Wisconsin18653.6111
2020Wisconsin12806.7243
2021Wisconsin32782.428
Career622233.6543

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Wisconsin210000
2020Wisconsin850005
2021Wisconsin24110.5001
Career34170.5006

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Wisconsin3155.0012
2021Wisconsin7395.6110
Career10545.4112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Wisconsin44FBFr.
2019Wisconsin44FBSo.
2020Wisconsin44FBJr.
2021Wisconsin44FBSr.6′2″256

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Wisconsin220.22––4.94%
2020Wisconsin120.80––9.6–
2021Wisconsin390.09––3.55%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Wisconsin 12 games, 78 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠16220–––
Sep 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠7–––100
Sep 25vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠413110200
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠382301200
Oct 9atIllinoisW 24–⁠09281–––
Oct 16vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14220–––
Oct 23atPurdueW 30–⁠13100100
Oct 30vs.IowaW 27–⁠74150100
Nov 6atRutgersW 52–⁠3220700
Nov 13vs.NorthwesternW 35–⁠7––––––
Nov 20vs.NebraskaW 35–⁠28360–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠13491–––
2020 Wisconsin 5 games, 8 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 23vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠7121100
Nov 14atMichiganW 49–⁠116710–––
Nov 21atNorthwesternL 7–⁠17–––600
Dec 5vs.IndianaL 6–⁠14–––100
Dec 30 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠28571–––
2019 Wisconsin 8 games, 65 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠0120100
Sep 7vs.Central MichiganW 61–⁠03110–––
Sep 21vs.MichiganW 35–⁠14251–––
Oct 5vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠04240–––
Oct 12vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠04170–––
Oct 19atIllinoisL 23–⁠24330–––
Nov 23vs.PurdueW 45–⁠24––––––
Nov 30atMinnesotaW 38–⁠17130100

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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