Player Career

Junior Colson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Junior Colson story

Junior Colson built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a linebacker from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 25, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Junior Colson's career was his defensive production: 229 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Junior Colson's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Junior Colson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonMichigan622.14.3
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan622.14.30
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan934.910.53
2023 PostseasonMichigan630.87.2-3
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan630.87.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 11 · W 34-3 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#2

vs East Carolina

Week 1 · W 30-3

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Indiana

Week 6 · W 31-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Maryland

Week 4 · W 34-27 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 14 · W 26-0 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Michigan

9 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage

68.2

#2

2023 Postseason · Michigan

41.7

6 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

41.7

6 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

5

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games