Leo Chenal
Washington CommandersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 14 games
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STM Take
Two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus 2024 tier 3 (#17) STTM peak puts Chenal in the rare championship-pedigree LB class with structural top-20 ceiling. The 42-spot regression from tier 3 (#17) in 2024 to tier 8 (#59) in 2025 flags either injury, scheme shift, or one-year context spike. The 2026 question is whether Chenal returns to tier 4-5 territory or whether the structural mid-career instability returns.
Chenal came out of Wisconsin as the Kansas City Chiefs' 3rd-round pick (103rd overall) in 2022 and has won three Super Bowls (LVII, LVIII) anchoring the Chiefs' linebacker corps. His STTM career runs tier 5 (#39) in 2023, tier 3 (#17) peak in 2024, and tier 8 (#59) collapse in 2025.
Strengths
- Two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus 2024 tier 3 (#17) STTM peak as a 103rd overall 3rd-round pick puts him in the outlier-positive championship class.
- Wisconsin Big Ten 3rd-round origin plus four years of Chiefs system experience gives him real championship-pedigree veteran value.
Concerns
- 42-spot regression from tier 3 (#17) in 2024 to tier 8 (#59) in 2025 flags either injury, scheme shift, or one-year context spike.
- Kansas City's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Chenal's continued production.
What to watch: Whether Chenal returns to tier 4 (top 30) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the 2024 ceiling can be recaptured.