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Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

American football player (born 2004)

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]

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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.[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]

College career

Loveland in 2022.

In July 2021, Loveland committed to play college football at the University of 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.[14] He finished the season with 45 catches, 649 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.[14] He was named First-team All-Big Ten tight end by the coaches, and Second-team All-Big Ten tight end by the media.[17] He helped Michigan finish the season 15-0. Including winning the Big Ten Championship,[18] Rose Bowl,[19] and National Championship.[20] Loveland was the leading receiver for the Wolverines in the 2024 National Championship Game, with three catches for 64 yards.[21]

Junior season

Entering his junior season, Pro Football Focus ranked Loveland as the #1 tight end in college football prior to the 2024 season. [22]

Statistics

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References

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    "Colston Loveland". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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    Pat Sutphin (August 26, 2021). "Gooding High School's Colston Loveland: Redefining the game". MagicValley.com.
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    Josh Taubman (September 28, 2022). "Colston Loveland's journey from overlooked to immediate contributor". The Michigan Daily.
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    "Gooding High School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade Idaho Football Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade.
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    Brittany Cooper (December 8, 2021). "Colston Loveland named Gatorade Player of the Year, visited by Coach Harbaugh". KMVT 11.
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    "Colston Loveland: Gatorade Idaho Football Player of the Year". The Idaho Statesman. December 7, 2021.
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    "2022 Top Football Idaho Recruits". On3.
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    "Colston Loveland's journey from Idaho recruit to impact freshman at Michigan". Mlive.com. November 10, 2022.
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    Isaiah Hole (September 27, 2022). "Why Colston Loveland is glad he came to Michigan". USA Today.
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    "Michigan lands commitment from Idaho tight end Colston Loveland". The Detroit News. July 4, 2021.
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    "Idaho's top recruit, Gooding tight end Loveland, to Michigan". The Idaho Statesman. July 4, 2021.
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    Jack Schemmel (September 29, 2022). "Gooding's Loveland making early impact at Michigan". KMVT 11.
  14. [14]
    "Colston Loveland - Football". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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    "Michigan's J.J. McCarthy Hits Colston Loveland for the 45-Yard Touchdown". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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    "Michigan 43-22 Purdue (Dec 3, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    Athletic, The (January 2, 2024). "Michigan beats Alabama in Rose Bowl". The Athletic. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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    "Michigan does it at last, powering through Washington for first national title since 1997". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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    "Washington Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines - January 09, 2024". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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    Chadwick, Max (February 21, 2024). "College Football: The top-10 returning tight ends for the 2024 season". PFF. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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