Leo Chenal plays linebacker in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs. He played as a utility player (linebacker and running back) for the football team at Grantsburg High School.
He ran for 2,038 yards and 42 touchdowns as a senior while adding 226 receiving yards. In addition, he scored three touchdowns, had 120 defensive tackles, including seven tackles for loss, and scored seven offensive touchdowns.
He was also selected the state’s Gatorade Football Player of the Year and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association’s Defensive Player of the Year. He finished his high school career with 3,706 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns as well as 1,300 receiving yards and 17 touchdown receptions.
He played collegiate football for the Wisconsin Badgers team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after graduating from high school. During his first season, in which he played in 11 games, he recorded 20 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.
He concluded the year as a sophomore at Wisconsin’s COVID-19-shortened 2020 season with seven games played and 46 tackles, six tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble, and one interception.
He was named Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten as a junior. He announced in January 2022 that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. Chenal was chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Who Is Leo Chenal Girlfriend?
Leo Chenal is currently married to his long-term girlfriend, Randi Siebenthal. They dated for almost five years before making it official on 2-26-2022.