Leo Chenal

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Leo Chenal
Wisconsin Badgers – No. 5
PositionLinebacker
ClassJunior
MajorRetailing and Consumer Behavior
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-26) October 26, 2000 (age 21)
Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight261 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolGrantsburg
(Grantsburg, Wisconsin)
Career highlights and awards

Leo Chenal is an American football linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Early life and high school[]

Chenal grew up in Grantsburg, Wisconsin and attended Grantsburg High School, where he played both running back and linebacker.[1] As a senior, Chenal rushed for 2,038 yards and 42 touchdowns with 226 receiving yards and three touchdowns on offense and had 120 tackles and seven tackles for loss on defense.[2] He was named both the small-school Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the state Gatorade Football Player of the Year.[3] Chenal finished his high school career with 3,706 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns and 1,300 receiving yards and 17 touchdown receptions on offense and with 385 tackles, 55 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and three interceptions on defense.[4]

College career[]

Chenal joined the Wisconsin Badgers as an early enrollee.[5] He played in 11 games during his freshman season and had 20 tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack.[6] As a sophomore, he was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after finishing the season with 46 tackles, six tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception in seven games during Wisconsin's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[7] Chenal was named the Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and first team All-Big Ten as a junior.[8]

On January 3, 2022, Chenal announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2022 NFL Draft.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "'A lot of schools are kicking themselves now': Wisconsin believed in Leo Chenal and the former Grantsburg star is flourishing". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Temple, Jesse (January 14, 2019). "A Wisconsin-born freak of nature, 2019 signee Leo Chenal was meant to play for the Badgers". The Athletic. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 9, 2019). "Badgers' Leo Chenal, a freshman linebacker from Grantsburg, appears to have the right stuff". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Coy, Stacy (December 13, 2018). "Leo Chenal named Gatorade Player of the Year". Burnett County Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (August 3, 2019). "Wisconsin freshman linebacker Leo Chenal continues to impress". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "'That man is crazy': ILB Leo Chenal ready to put 'high-level' physical skills on field". Wisconsin State Journal. October 20, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Bailey, Analis (September 4, 2021). "Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal tests positive for COVID-19, out two weeks". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "'I don't know what else he has got to prove': UW defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard raves about Leo Chenal's pro potential". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Leo Chenal entering NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

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