Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Michigan
Colston Loveland
TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Gooding, ID, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Colston Loveland reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Colston Loveland built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a tight end from Gooding, ID wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Colston Loveland's career was his receiving role: 117...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 10
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Colston Loveland, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan. Colston Loveland reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,466
- Receptions
- 117
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Colston Loveland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,466
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Gooding · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Gooding · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 10 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Junior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 582 receiving yards · TE 15th (top 4%) · Big Ten 30th (top 11%) · National 182nd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 12 | 199 | 2 | 49.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 15 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 74.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 15 | 40 | 572 | 4 | 74.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 56 | 582 | 5 | 80.3 |
Related Context
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Colston Loveland played TE for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Colston Loveland recorded -10 rushing yards, 1,466 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Michigan paired 582 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Michigan
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
21.4
Efficiency
73.3
Usage
11.3
Consistency
51.7
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 36. Colorado State: 18. Hawai'i: 10. UConn: 5. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 6. Nebraska: 40. Illinois: 50. Ohio State: 45. Purdue: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 4 by 60. Colorado State: 2 by 60. Hawai'i: 1 by 66.7. UConn: 1 by 33.3. Rutgers: 1 by 40. Nebraska: 2 by 100. Illinois: 3 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 100. Purdue: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19.9 · Games = 10 · -16.1 vs Losses
Losses36 · Games = 1 · +16.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs TCU | L 45-51 | — | 4 | 36 | 5.6 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Purdue | W 43-22 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State | W 45-23 | — | 1 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Illinois | W 19-17 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Nebraska | W 34-3 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Rutgers | W 52-17 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Penn State | W 41-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Indiana | W 31-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UConn | W 59-0 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Hawai'i | W 56-10 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado State | W 51-7 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Colston Loveland story
Colston Loveland built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a tight end from Gooding, ID wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Colston Loveland's career was his receiving role: 117 catches, 1,466 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Colston Loveland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 235 | 73.3 | 11.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 235 | 73.3 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 649 | 77 | 19.5 | 414 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 649 | 77 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 582 | 66.7 | 36.4 | -67 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 10 · L 17-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Ohio State
Week 13 · W 30-24 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 4 · W 31-7 · Conference game
75
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 1 · W 34-13 · Postseason
64
Receiving Yards
90.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 12 · W 19-17 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Michigan
582 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 36.4 usage
80.3
#2
2023 Postseason · Michigan
74.8
649 primary · 77 efficiency · 19.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
74.8
649 primary · 77 efficiency · 19.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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