Colston Loveland
20-Year-Old
Free Agent
Questionable
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 5/1/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Loveland out of Michigan is one of two tight ends expected to be drafted in the first round in 2025, along with Tyler Warren from Penn State. They are both considered a notch below Brock Bowers as prospects, but there’s plenty of room between Bowers and bust after the 2024 first-round pick from Georgia set rookie TE records with 112 catches and 1,194 receiving yards. Loveland had 56 catches for 582 yards and five touchdowns in 10 appearances in 2024, and his slight dip in receiving yards from 649 in 2023 was due to playing five fewer games in his final college season compared to the previous year’s title run. He has prototypical tight end size at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, and Loveland is considered a good blocker in addition to being an excellent pass catcher. Loveland underwent shoulder surgery in January on an injury that he played through in his final college season, but that procedure isn’t expected to impact his availability to begin his NFL career. Read Past Outlooks
Recovering from shoulder surgery
Loveland's surgeon, Dr. Neal Elattrache, confirmed for all 32 teams at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine that the tight end is on track to participate in minicamp and be fully cleared for training camp after undergoing right shoulder surgery in January, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Loveland sustained a Type V AC Joint dislocation last September but managed to play through the issue during his final season at Michigan, racking up 56 catches for 582 yards and five touchdowns. The recovery timeline will still prevent the projected first-round pick from taking part in combine drills, and seemingly also Michigan's pro day, but the fact that Loveland is expected to be ready by training camp should prevent him from dropping too far down draft boards.
Loveland sustained a Type V AC Joint dislocation last September but managed to play through the issue during his final season at Michigan, racking up 56 catches for 582 yards and five touchdowns. The recovery timeline will still prevent the projected first-round pick from taking part in combine drills, and seemingly also Michigan's pro day, but the fact that Loveland is expected to be ready by training camp should prevent him from dropping too far down draft boards.
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Goes 14th in Athletic mock
The Athletic NFL Staff's Mock Draft 2.0 has the Colts selecting Loveland 14th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
ANALYSIS
Loveland is the consensus second-best tight end prospect in the 2025 draft class behind Penn State's Tyler Warren. Thursday's mock draft has Warren coming off the board seventh overall to the Jets, which would leave Loveland as an obvious fit for the Colts, who have a glaring hole at the position. Loveland had 582 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 10 games for Michigan in 2024.
Loveland is the consensus second-best tight end prospect in the 2025 draft class behind Penn State's Tyler Warren. Thursday's mock draft has Warren coming off the board seventh overall to the Jets, which would leave Loveland as an obvious fit for the Colts, who have a glaring hole at the position. Loveland had 582 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 10 games for Michigan in 2024.