Leo Chenal is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Chenal in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Chenal's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2022 | 21–22 | KC | 17 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 261 | 22.7% | 281 | 61.0% | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 94.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 22–23 | KC | 17 | — | 49 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 443 | 41.2% | 306 | 72.1% | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 94.3 | 4.3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 23–24 | KC | 17 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2% | 445 | 40.6% | 294 | 67.7% | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 111.6 | 3.9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 24–25 | KC | 14 | — | 58 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 440 | 53.0% | 227 | 65.0% | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 88.4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 25–26 | WAS | 3 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 84 | 49.3% | 41 | 46.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 201 | 106 | 95 | 18 | 16 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 14 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2564 all-time of 4,695. 8.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #103 (Rd 3) · KC · 2022 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
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