Colston Loveland

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.

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

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.[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]

Sophomore season

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]

Junior season

Entering his junior season, Pro Football Focus and other publications ranked Loveland as the #1 tight end in college football prior to the 2024 season.[22][23] He is considered to be a first round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.[24][25][26]

Statistics
Season G Receiving Rushing
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

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