Colston Loveland

HISTORY FROM COLLEGE PROFILE 

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving 
• Catches: 5, 2x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 25, 2023)
• Yards: 88 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 25, 2023)
• TDs: 2 - at Michigan State (Oct. 21, 2023)
• Long: 54 - vs. Indiana (Oct. 14, 2023)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; second team, media, 2023)
• Offensive and Co-Special Teams Rookie of the Year (2022)
• Two-time letterman (2022-23)
• Has appeared in 29 games with 17 starts at tight end

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games with 12 starts at tight end; caught 45 passes for 649 yards with four touchdowns, finishing second on the team in the latter two categories, and also made one tackle to earn his second varsity letter 
• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; second team, media)
• Five times shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue, at Michigan State, at Maryland
• Caught four passes for 57 yards against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Started against UNLV (Sept. 9) and made two receptions totaling six yards
• Made three receptions for 30 yards starting against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Led the team with a career-high 75 yards receiving on five catches against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Made one catch for seven yards starting at tight end at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Caught a 24-yard touchdown playing tight end and on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), totaled 80 yards on three catches with a career-long 54-yard touchdown
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), recorded his first multi-score game with four catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns
• Started against Purdue (Nov. 4) and caught four passes totaling 55 yards
• Caught two passes totaling seven yards and also played on special teams at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), caught three passes and led the team with 36 yards, adding one special teams tackle
• Led the team with five catches and 88 yards in a start against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Started against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2) and delivered three catches for 22 yards
• Caught two passes for 13 yards in a start against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), and also played on special teams
• Gained a team-high 64 yards on three catches starting against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games with five starts at tight end; caught 16 passes for 235 yards with two touchdowns and made four tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Offensive and Co-Special Teams Rookie of the Year (2022)
• On six occasions, named Offensive Freshman of the Game following his performances against Colorado State, Penn State, Michigan State, Nebraska, at Iowa, at Ohio State
• Twice named Special Teams Freshman of the Game following his performances against Maryland and at Ohio State
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Illinois 
• Debuted against Colorado State (Sept. 3) and caught two passes totaling 18 yards
• Saw snaps at tight end against Hawaii (Sept. 10) and made a 10-yard reception
• Made a five-yard reception playing tight end against UConn (Sept. 17) and also contributed on special teams
• Recovered an onside kick attempted by Maryland (Sept. 24) to help beat the Terps
• Played as a tight end and contributed on special teams at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Made a pair of tackles while playing snaps at tight end and on special teams at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Made his first career start against Penn State (Oct. 15) and contributed at tight end and on special teams
• Played at tight end and on special teams, and was targeted once against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Started and caught a six-yard pass playing tight end and contributing on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Caught two passes for 40 yards with a season-long 28-yarder against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Against Illinois (Nov. 19), started at tight end and caught three passes for 32 yards 
• Caught his first career touchdown, a 45-yarder, and made a special teams tackle at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Made a 25-yard touchdown catch against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Totaled 36 yards on four catches against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended Gooding High School (2022) coached by Cam Andersen
• Four-year varsity player; set school records for catches in a season (91) and in a game (19)
• Helped lead the Senators to a 9-1 record as a senior with an appearance in the Class 3A state seminal
• Went 8-2 as a junior in 2020 and helped Gooding reach the playoffs
• Part of Senators teams that went 8-3 in 2018 and 8-2 his sophomore year in 2019
• Also lettered in basketball at Gooding; first team All-Idaho and 2021 SCIC Co-Player of the year after averaging 12.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game while shooting 40 percent from three-point range

Key Statistics
• For his career, totaled 235 receptions for 3,141 yards and 35 touchdowns, 3,493 all-purpose yards and 39 scores
• Caught 62 passes for 968 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior, with 33 carries for 352 yards and four touchdowns rushing; added 66 tackles with 18 for loss, 5.5 sacks and two interceptions on defense
• As a junior, caught 69 passes for 816 yards with six touchdowns
• Made 91 catches as a sophomore, totaling 1,147 yards with 14 touchdowns
• During his freshman season, made 13 receptions for 210 yards with one touchdown

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 340 overall player nationally, the No. 16 tight end and the No. 1 player in the state of Idaho
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 10 tight end and the No. 1 player in Idaho
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 70 player in the region, the No. 11 tight end and the No. 1 player in the state of Idaho
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 13 tight end in the nation
• On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 324 player in the nation, the No. 16 tight end and the No. 1 player in Idaho
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 21 tight end and Idaho’s No. 1 player
• Gatorade Football Idaho Player of the Year
• Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference (SCIC) 2021 Co-Offensive MVP at the tight end position
• Three-time first team all-state player at tight end
• Three-time first team SCIC all-conference pick as a linebacker and tight end his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons (2019-20-21)

Personal
• Colston Loveland was born April 9, 2004
• Son of Chad Loveland and Rachel Faulkner
• Brother, Cayden, set several receiving records at Gooding and plays wide receiver at Carroll College of the NAIA
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
-8.0	0.0	-8.0	1.0	0.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
16.0	14.7	2.0	45.0	235.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0