Linebacker, Michigan, 2021–23
Junior Colson
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 247 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Brentwood, TN
- Born
- Dec 6, 2002, in Mirebalais
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Junior Colson played linebacker at Michigan (2021–23). He led the 2023 national champions in tackles. The Los Angeles Chargers took Colson in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Maryland, 2022Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Michigan 14 games, 89 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 30–3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UNLV | W 35–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 52–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana | W 52–7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | W 49–0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Purdue | W 41–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Penn State | W 24–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Maryland | W 31–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Ohio State | W 30–24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Iowa | W 26–0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 27–20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 12 games, 80 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 51–7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UConn | W 59–0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Maryland | W 34–27 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atIowa | W 27–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Penn State | W 41–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 29–7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 52–17 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Nebraska | W 34–3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Illinois | W 19–17 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Michigan 14 games, 60 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Washington | W 31–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Rutgers | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atNebraska | W 32–29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atMichigan State | L 33–37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Indiana | W 29–7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atPenn State | W 21–17 | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atMaryland | W 59–18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Ohio State | W 42–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Iowa | W 42–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 11–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 77½″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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