Leo Chenal: LB · Wisconsin · #5.
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Leo Chenal
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three seasons in the Wisconsin linebacker corps to date. The first career honor came in 2021: All-America (AFCA). On tape: 17 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Army, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 16.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 13-41vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-0@ Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-14vs Army | 17 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13@ No. 25 Purdue | 9 | 8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 27-7vs No. 9 Iowa | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7vs Northwestern | 14 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28vs Nebraska | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-23@ Minnesota | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 51 | 16.5 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%18 TFLSack rate
8%8 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups96 tackles · 18 for loss · 8 sacks.
3 seasons under Paul Chryst — 23-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 12.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 11.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.0%
300 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #198 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2021
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 156 tackles, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #103 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 1 selector
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Chryst.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
