Leo Chenal has waited four years to get to this point. After quality play for almost 1,800 snaps, he is primed to hit free agency this offseason. The linebacker market has been stubborn over the past five years, but saw some positive movement last year.
Nick Bolton, Jamien Sherwood, Zack Baun, and Fred Warner all helped raise the top end of the positional market, while Robert Spillane, Terrel Bernard, Ernest Jones, and Divine Deablo helped reinforce the middle of the market. Chenal is now poised to further that market movement.
When projecting Chenal's contract, it is illustrative to find comparable players to benchmark him against.