Colston Loveland Explained

Colston Loveland
School:Michigan Wolverines
Currentnumber:18
Currentposition:Tight end
Class:Junior
Birth Date:9 April 2004
Birth Place:Goldendale, Washington, U.S.
Heightft:6
Heightin:5
Weight:245
Highschool:Gooding (Gooding, Idaho)
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Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Wolverines. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore, winning a national championship in 2023.

Early life and high school career

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

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.[3]

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.[4] [5] [6] He received offers from Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Utah, Oregon State, Arizona State, Nevada, Idaho, Idaho State, and Utah State.[7] [8]

College career

Freshman season

In July 2021, Loveland committed to play college football at the University of Michigan.[9] [10] He graduated and enrolled early in January 2022.[2] [11] He appeared in his first game for Michigan versus Colorado State on September 3, 2022, and had two receptions for 18 yards.[12] In the 2022 season, Loveland had 16 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns. 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.[13] He caught a touchdown the following week in the Big Ten Championship Game, helping Michigan win its second consecutive conference championship.[14]

Sophomore season

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. He was named a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and a second-team by the media.[16] He helped Michigan finish the season 15-0, including winning the Big Ten Championship,[17] 2024 Rose Bowl,[18] and the national championship.[19] [20] Loveland was the leading receiver for the Wolverines in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, with three catches for 64 yards.[21]

Junior season

Entering his junior season, Loveland was ranked as the best tight end in college football prior to the 2024 season.[22] [23] [24] He is considered to be a first round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.[25] [26] [27]

Statistics

SeasonReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2022141623514.721-8-8.00
2023154564914.440000
Career296188414.561-8-8.00

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gooding High School's Colston Loveland: Redefining the game. August 26, 2021. MagicValley.com. Pat Sutphin .
  2. News: Colston Loveland's journey from overlooked to immediate contributor. The Michigan Daily. Josh Taubman. September 28, 2022.
  3. Web site: Gooding High School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade Idaho Football Player of the Year. Gatorade.
  4. News: Colston Loveland named Gatorade Player of the Year, visited by Coach Harbaugh. KMVT 11. Brittany Cooper. December 8, 2021.
  5. News: Colston Loveland: Gatorade Idaho Football Player of the Year. The Idaho Statesman. December 7, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2022 Top Football Idaho Recruits. On3.
  7. News: Colston Loveland's journey from Idaho recruit to impact freshman at Michigan. Mlive.com. November 10, 2022.
  8. News: Why Colston Loveland is glad he came to Michigan. USA Today. Isaiah Hole. September 27, 2022.
  9. News: Michigan lands commitment from Idaho tight end Colston Loveland. The Detroit News. July 4, 2021.
  10. News: Idaho's top recruit, Gooding tight end Loveland, to Michigan. The Idaho Statesman. July 4, 2021.
  11. News: Colston Loveland signs with University of Michigan. MagicValley.com. December 15, 2021.
  12. News: Gooding's Loveland making early impact at Michigan. KMVT 11. September 29, 2022. Jack Schemmel.
  13. News: Michigan's J.J. McCarthy Hits Colston Loveland for the 45-Yard Touchdown. Fox Sports. November 30, 2022.
  14. Web site: Michigan 43-22 Purdue (Dec 3, 2022) Final Score . January 9, 2024 . ESPN . en.
  15. Web site: Colston Loveland - Football . January 9, 2024 . University of Michigan Athletics . en.
  16. Web site: 2023 B1G Football All-Conference Teams (PDF) - Big Ten Conference . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022018/https://bigten.org/documents/2023/11/29//2023_All_Big_Ten_FB_Teams.pdf?id=9533 . dead . November 30, 2023 . January 9, 2024 . . en.
  17. Web site: January 9, 2024 . Michigan Claims Third-Straight Big Ten Football Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204023639/https://bigten.org/news/2023/12/2/michigan-claims-third-straight-big-ten-football-championship.aspx . dead . December 4, 2023 . January 9, 2024 . . en.
  18. Web site: Athletic . The . January 2, 2024 . Michigan beats Alabama in Rose Bowl . January 9, 2024 . The Athletic . en.
  19. Web site: Idaho's Colston Loveland: Making of a national college football champion at Michigan. Sports Illustrated - High School.
  20. Web site: Michigan does it at last, powering through Washington for first national title since 1997 . January 9, 2024 . FOX Sports . en-US.
  21. Web site: Washington Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines - January 09, 2024 . January 9, 2024 . Fox Sports . en-US.
  22. Web site: Chadwick. Max. 2024-02-21. College Football: The top-10 returning tight ends for the 2024 season. 2024-03-22. PFF . en.
  23. Web site: Top 5 for 2024: Tight End Edition. Mike Farrell Sports.
  24. Web site: Ranking the Top 20 College Football Tight Ends for 2024. Sports Grid.
  25. Web site: Why Michigan's Colston Loveland is college football's top 2025 NFL Draft-eligible TE. 247Sports.
  26. Web site: PFF predicts 4 Michigan football players to go in first round in 2025 NFL draft. USA Today - Wolverines Wire.
  27. Web site: Colston Loveland stepping up as focal point of Michigan offense. The Michigan Daily.

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