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Michigan in 2024 | |
Michigan Wolverines – No. 18 | |
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Position | Tight end |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Goldendale, Washington, U.S. | April 9, 2004
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Gooding ( Gooding, Idaho) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
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. [13] 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. [14] He caught a touchdown the following week in the Big Ten Championship Game, helping Michigan win its second consecutive conference championship. [15]
In the 2023 Season, Loveland played and started all 15 games as a sophomore for Michigan. [13] He finished the season with 45 catches, 649 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. [13] 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]
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]
Season | G | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2022 | 14 | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
2023 | 15 | 45 | 649 | 14.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 29 | 61 | 884 | 14.5 | 6 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
![]() Loveland with
Michigan in 2024 | |
Michigan Wolverines – No. 18 | |
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Position | Tight end |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Goldendale, Washington, U.S. | April 9, 2004
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 245 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 a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore, winning a national championship in 2023.
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]
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. [13] 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. [14] He caught a touchdown the following week in the Big Ten Championship Game, helping Michigan win its second consecutive conference championship. [15]
In the 2023 Season, Loveland played and started all 15 games as a sophomore for Michigan. [13] He finished the season with 45 catches, 649 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. [13] 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]
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]
Season | G | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2022 | 14 | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
2023 | 15 | 45 | 649 | 14.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 29 | 61 | 884 | 14.5 | 6 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |