Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2019–21
Leo Chenal
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 257 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Grantsburg, WI
- Born
- Oct 26, 2000
Leo Chenal played linebacker at Wisconsin (2019–21). The Kansas City Chiefs took Chenal in round 3, No. 103 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highvs. Army, 20213.5sacks, career highat Purdue, 2021Honors
All-America: AFCA 2021
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2021 Wisconsin 9 games, 96 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–41 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Illinois | W 24–0 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Army | W 20–14 | 17 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Purdue | W 30–13 | 9 | 8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Iowa | W 27–7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Northwestern | W 35–7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Nebraska | W 35–28 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Minnesota | L 13–23 | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 20–13 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Wisconsin 6 games, 40 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
2019 Wisconsin 8 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at South Florida | W 49–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Central Michigan | W 61–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Kent State | W 48–0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio State | L 7–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Iowa | W 24–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Purdue | W 45–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atMinnesota | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Ohio State | L 21–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ | |
| Weight | 250 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 75½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 34 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 64 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 56 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 58 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 64 | 221 | 7 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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