Leo Chenal

Washington Commanders

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

Compare Leo Chenal LB rankings →

Model Score

75.9 MODEL

2022

70.6

2023

74.6

2024

76.6

2025

74.8

2026

75.9

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 →

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.

Comps

Overall match

size, testing and production, same career stage

Tyus Bowser67%Koa Misi64%Adrian Ross64%

Plays like

on-field production only

Adrian Ross86%Sean Lee83%Dont'a Hightower82%

Built like

measurables only

Jonathan Welsh84%Tyus Bowser82%James Allen80%

Coming out

pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his

Jahlani Tavai57%Joseph Ossai54%Joshua Uche54%

Leo Chenal Injury StatusIR

Leo Chenal is listed on injured reserve (Neck), reported Sep 29, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.