Charles Leno

Charles Leno Jr. (born October 9, 1991)[1] is an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bears in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State.

Charles Leno
Leno in 2019
No. 72 – Chicago Bears
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-09) October 9, 1991
Oakland, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:San Leandro
(San Leandro, California)
College:Boise State
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 246
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:102
Games started:94
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Leno attended San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California, where he played football and basketball, earning three varsity letters in each sport. He was named first-team all-conference as an offensive tackle and second-team all-conference as a defensive end as a senior. He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

Leno attended Boise State University, where he was a member of the Boise State Broncos football team from 2009 to 2013. He started 39 consecutive games at offensive tackle for the Broncos during his career, with the final 26 at left tackle. He earned All-Mountain West Conference honors twice in his career; a second-team selection as a junior and a first-team selection as a senior.[3]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 303 lb
(137 kg)		 34 3⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.25 s 4.40 s 7.57 s 29.0 in
(0.74 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Leno was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round (246th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[4] In 2016, he started all 16 games for the Bears at left tackle.

On August 23, 2017, Leno signed a four-year, $38 million contract extension with the Bears.[5]

In 2018, Leno was named as an alternate for the 2019 Pro Bowl,[6] and he was officially placed on the All-Star game's roster on January 22, 2019; he was the first Bears offensive linemen to make the Pro Bowl since guard Kyle Long in 2016, but the first pure tackle since James Williams in 2001.[7]

Personal life

On December 16, 2018, after the Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers to win the NFC North division title, Leno proposed to his girlfriend Jennifer Roth at midfield.[8]

References
  1. "Rotoworld Profile". rotoworld.com.
  2. Charles Leno – Yahoo Sports
  3. Boise State football places four players on All-Mountain West first team
  4. Perper, Jake (May 10, 2014). "Bears Add Tackle Charles Leno Jr. With Their Final Selection". ChicagoNow.com.
  5. Sessler, Marc (August 23, 2017). "Bears, Charles Leno agree to four-year, $38M extension". NFL.com.
  6. Eurich, Matt (December 18, 2018). "Seven Chicago Bears named alternates to 2019 Pro Bowl". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. Biggs, Brad (January 22, 2019). "Bears offensive linemen Charles Leno and Cody Whitehair are added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  8. Kane, Colleen (December 16, 2018). "Bears lineman Charles Leno proposed to his girlfriend on the field after win over Packers — and she said yes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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