Honors and Awards
2021: Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year ... AFCA first-team All-American ... second-team All-American by AP, FWAA, Sporting News and Walter Camp ... consensus first-team All-Big Ten ... Butkus Award finalist ... Bednarik Award semifinalist ... Walter Camp National Defensive Player of hte week (Oct. 25) ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25) ... drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft
2020: All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus) ... Bednarik Award National Player of the Week (Dec. 21)
Career: Played in 29 games with 18 starts at inside linebacker ... made 180 tackles, including 25.5 TFLs and 12.0 sacks ... had 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception
2021 Season: Earned third letter, starting 11 games at inside linebacker ... ranked second in the country with 1.7 tackles for loss per game (18.5 total) ... ranked seventh in the country with 10.5 tackles per game (115 total) ... ranked second on UW with 8.0 sacks on the season ... had 9 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in win at Purdue ... both his TFL and sack total marked the highest output by a Big Ten player in a game this season ... career-high 17 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, and a crucial strip sack in the 4th quarter to set up the Badgers final touchdown vs. Army ... posted 14 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and a sack vs. Northwestern
2020 Season: Earned second letter, starting all 7 games for UW at inside linebacker ... ranked second on the team with 46 tackles, including 31 solo, with 6.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception ... made 4 tackles against Illinois on Oct. 23 ... recorded first career interception against Michigan on Nov. 14 while adding 3.0 tackles and 1.0 sacks ... had 6 tackles against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... collected 9 tackles, all solo, against Indiana on Dec. 5 ... posted 6 tackles against Iowa on Dec. 12 ... was named Bednarik Award National Player of the Week after a 13-tackle performance against Minnesota on Dec. 19 that featured 5.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble ... had 5 tackles vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
2019 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 11 games ... recorded 20 tackles, including 16 solo, with 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack ... made Badgers debut in season opener at South Florida on Aug. 30, recording 5 tackles ... had 4 stops vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 7 ... made 3 tackles, including first career sack, and recovered a fumble vs. Kent State on Oct. 5 ... had 4 tackles vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 7
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … 2018 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year ... first-team All-America (small school) by MaxPreps as a senior ... first-team all-state (small schools) at both running back and linebacker by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior ... second-team all-state (all schools) on both offense and defense by Associated Press as a senior ... named Wisconsin’s small school Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the year by WFCA as a senior ... John Anderson Award winner as the state’s top senior linebacker ... first-team all-state by WFCA at linebacker as a junior ... four-year All-Lakeland Conference honoree ... finished career with 385 tackles, 55 TFLs, 7 sacks and 3 interceptions ... on offense, finished with 3,706 yards and 68 TDs rushing as well as 1,300 yards and 17 TDs receiving ... two-year team captain ... also earned All-Lakeland honors in basketball and track ... four-year honor roll student ... National Honor Society ... coach was Adam Hale
Personal: Parents are David and Brenda Chenal ... brother John Chenal was a fullback for the Badgers
