#25

Junior Colson

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2023: 89 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

LB · Michigan · Jr. · #25

6′3″ · 247 lb · Brentwood, TN

CFB Index 45 · #332 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceLos Angeles — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 5, #69 overall

Recruiting

4★

LB recruit

No. 90 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2023: 89 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2021.
Drafted round 3 by the Los Angeles in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Michigan, 229 tackles — drafted at #69 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

202113 games

Signed with Michigan4-star out of Ravenwood

202212 games

All-Big Tensecond

202314 games

All-Big Tensecond
Lott IMPACTwinner

2024

Drafted by Los Angelesround 3, pick 69

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#90 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #69

Los Angeles · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM

All-Big Ten 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

#69Rd 3 · Pick 5

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #332 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#83 / 2842 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#223 / 2842 · 92nd pct

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	6.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #332 of 577 LBs

Former four-star. Now #332 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	89	40	2.0	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Michigan	80	34	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan	60	28	0.5	0.5	2	--	--
Career		229	102	8.5	2.5	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 30–24

vs Ohio State

11 TOT · 7 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With J. McCarthy — 148 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 17 rush yds (4 car) · T. Doman — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 71 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-3vs East Carolina	5	3	2.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 35-7vs UNLV	4	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 31-6vs Bowling Green	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-7vs Rutgers	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 45-7@ Nebraska	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 52-10@ Minnesota	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 52-7vs Indiana	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 49-0@ Michigan State	11	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 10	W 41-13vs Purdue	4	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-15@ Penn State	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-24@ Maryland	8	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 30-24vs Ohio State	11	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 26-0@ Iowa	8	4	0.0	—	2
Bowl	W 27-20vs Alabama	10	5	0.0	—	0
Total		89	40	2.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology