Colston Loveland

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Colston Loveland
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Loveland with Michigan in 2024
Michigan Wolverines–No. 18
Position Tight end
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-04-09) April 9, 2004 (age 20)
Goldendale, Washington, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Gooding (Gooding, Idaho)
Career highlights and awards

Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Wolverines. He was an All-American in 2024, won a national championship in 2023, and was an All-Big Ten selection both years.

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Early life

Loveland was born on April 9, 2004, and grew up on a farm in Bliss, Idaho. [1] [2] He attended Gooding High School in Gooding, Idaho, where he starred in basketball and football. [3] He caught 235 passes (91 as a sophomore) for 3,141 yards and 35 touchdowns at Gooding. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] [7] [8] He received offers from Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Utah, Oregon State, Arizona State, Nevada, Idaho, Idaho State, and Utah State. [9] [10]

College career

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Loveland versus Ohio State in a 45-23 victory in 2022

Freshman season (2022)

In July 2021, Loveland committed to play college football at the University of Michigan. [11] [12] He graduated and enrolled early in January 2022. [4] [13] He appeared in his first game for Michigan versus Colorado State on September 3, 2022, and had two receptions for 18 yards. [14] In the 2022 season, Loveland had 16 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns. [15] 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. [16] He caught a touchdown the following week in the Big Ten Championship Game, helping Michigan win its second consecutive conference championship. [17]

Sophomore season (2023)

In the 2023 season, Loveland played and started all 15 games as a sophomore for Michigan. [15] He finished the season with 45 catches, 649 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. [15] He was named a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and a second-team by the media. [18] He helped Michigan finish the season 15-0, including winning the Big Ten Championship, [19] Rose Bowl, [20] and the national championship. [21] [22] Loveland was the leading receiver for the Wolverines in the national championship game, with three catches for 64 yards. [23] Loveland became the first Idahoan to be a part of a national championship squad since Jorrell Bostrom for Auburn in 2010. [24]

Junior season (2024)

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Loveland making a reception against the Texas Longhorns in 2024

Entering his junior season, Loveland was ranked as the best tight end in college football prior to the 2024 season. [25] [26] [27] He was considered to be a first round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. [28] [29] [30]

In his first game of the season versus Fresno State, Loveland had eight receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown. [31] In the week two loss against Texas, he was again Michigan’s leading receiver, finishing with eight receptions for 70 yards, though he had a costly fumble recovered by the Longhorns. [32] In week six versus Washington, Loveland had six receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown. [33] In week nine versus Michigan State, Loveland had six receptions for 67 yards, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, as Michigan defeated the Spartans 24-17. [34] It was his second consecutive two-touchdown game against Michigan State, matching his 2023 performance. [35]

In week ten versus Oregon, he had his first career game with over 100 receiving yards, as he caught seven passes for 112 yards. [36] In week thirteen versus Northwestern, Loveland had three receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown. [37] With his three receptions, he passed Bennie Joppru (53 receptions in 2002) for the most receptions by a tight end in a season in Michigan football history, finishing with 56. [38] On November 26, Loveland was named one of three finalist for the 2024 John Mackey Award, given to the best tight end in college football, joining Harold Fannin Jr. of Bowling Green and Tyler Warren of Penn State. He was the second-ever Wolverine to be a finalist for the award, joining 2016 winner Jake Butt. [39] Loveland missed the last game of the season against Ohio State with an injury. He finished the season playing in ten games, totaling 56 receptions, 582 yards and five touchdowns. [40] [41] Loveland was named a second-team All-Big Ten selection, behind Tyler Warren. [42] He also earned a second-team All-American selection by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). [43]

On December 13, 2024, Loveland declared for the 2025 NFL draft, foregoing his senior year. He finished his career at the University of Michigan with a 35-6 team record, two Big Ten championships, one national championship, All-American honors, All-Big Ten honors twice, and as the school’s single-season record holder for receptions by a tight end. In his three years, he also finished tied for second in career touchdowns, third in career receptions and third in career receiving yards all-time among Michigan tight ends. [44]

Statistics

SeasonGReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2022 141623514.721-8-8.00
2023 154564914.440000
2024 105658210.451-2-2.00
Career391171,46612.5112-10-5.00

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