Junior Colson: LB · Michigan · #25.
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Junior Colson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Michigan linebacker corps to date. All-Big Ten in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Ohio State — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-7vs Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7vs Indiana | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 41-13vs Purdue | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-15@ No. 9 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ Maryland | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs No. 2 Ohio State | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups89 tackles · 2 for loss.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #332 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 229 tackles, the Lott IMPACT Trophy (2023) — drafted at #69 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
National awards
Lott IMPACT
2023 season
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 3rd NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 3rd NFL season
