The top tackler for national champion Michigan, linebacker Junior Colson, is preparing to enter the 2024 NFL Draft. On Thursday, three days after the Wolverines won their first championship since 1997, Colson made his announcement. In Ann Arbor, the 6-foot-3, 247-pound junior bid farewell to his teammates, coaches, and
supporters.
The top tackler for national champion Michigan, linebacker Junior Colson, is preparing to enter the 2024 NFL Draft. On Thursday, three days after the Wolverines won their first championship since 1997, Colson made his announcement. In Ann Arbor, the 6-foot-3, 247-pound junior bid farewell to his teammates, coaches, and supporters.
“I am at a loss for words to describe what this brotherhood has meant to me and the profound impact it has had on me as a man,” Colson wrote in a social media post. “The relationships forged along this journey will last a lifetime — I am proud to call my teammates my brothers for life.”
Colson led the team in tackles this season with 95, 30 more than Michael Barrett, the runner-up. He recorded ten tackles in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl vs Alabama, and he made six stops in the national championship game on Monday, which ended in a 34-13 triumph over Washington. Over the course of three seasons with the Wolverines—who ended 15-0 this season and went 40-3 with Colson on the field—he racked up 256 tackles in 43 games.
