 Loveland with Michigan in 2024 | |
| Michigan Wolverines–No. 18 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 9, 2004 Goldendale, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Gooding (ID) |
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Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Wolverines. As a sophomore, Loveland was named first-team All-Big Ten and won a national championship in 2023. [1]
Loveland was born in 2004. He attended Gooding High School in Gooding, Idaho, where he starred in basketball and football. [2] He caught 235 passes (91 as a sophomore) for 3,141 yards and 35 touchdowns at Gooding. [3]
As a senior, he played tight end and linebacker, catching 62 passes for 968 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the Gooding Senators (9-1) to the Class 3A semifinals. Loveland rushed for 352 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries, and also recorded 57 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and two interceptions on defense. [4]
Loveland was rated as a four star recruit, a top 250 ranked player in the country and the No. 1 player in Idaho, winning the 2021 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year award. [5] [6] [7] He received offers from Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Utah, Oregon State, Arizona State, Nevada, Idaho, Idaho State, and Utah State. [8] [9]
In July 2021, Loveland committed to play college football at Michigan. [10] [11]
Freshman season
He graduated early and enrolled at Michigan in January 2022 as an early enrollee. [3] [12] He appeared in his first game for Michigan on September 3, 2022, and had two receptions for 18 yards. [13] In the 2022 season, Loveland had 16 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns. [14] Against Ohio State, he caught a 45-yard pass thrown by J. J. McCarthy at the beginning of the third quarter for his first collegiate touchdown. [15] He caught a touchdown the following week in the Big Ten Championship Game, to help Michigan win its second consecutive conference championship. [16]
Sophomore season
During the 2023 Season, Loveland played and started all 15 games as a true sophomore for Michigan. [17] He finished the season with 45 catches, 649 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. [17] He was named First-team All-Big Ten tight end by the coaches, and Second-team All-Big Ten tight end by the media. [18] He helped Michigan finish the season 15-0. Including winning the Big Ten Championship, [19] Rose Bowl, [20] and National Championship. [21] Loveland was the leading receiver for the Wolverines in the 2024 National Championship Game, with three catches for 64 yards. [22]
Junior season
Entering his junior season, Pro Football Focus ranked Loveland as the #1 tight end in college football prior to the 2024 season. [23]
| Season | Team | Conf | G | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2022 | Michigan | Big Ten | 14 | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan | Big Ten | 15 | 45 | 649 | 14.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 61 | 884 | 14.5 | 6 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | ||
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