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About Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning a national championship in 2023 and earning All-American honors in 2024. Loveland was selected by the Bears with the tenth overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Early life Loveland was born on April 9, 2004 in Goldendale, Washington, the son of Chad Loveland and Rachel Faulkner, but grew up on a farm in Bliss, Idaho. As a child, Loveland participated in rodeo, before eventually leaving the sport to focus on other passions, such as football and basketball. He attended Gooding High School in Gooding, Idaho, where he starred in basketball and football. He caught 235 passes (91 as a sophomore) for 3,141 yards and 35 touchdowns at Gooding. As a senior, he played tight end and linebacker, catching 62 passes for 968 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the Gooding Senators (9–1) to the Class 3A semifinals. Loveland rushed for 352 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries, and also recorded 57 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and two interceptions on defense. Loveland was rated as a four star recruit, a top 250 ranked player in the country and the No. 1 player in Idaho, winning the 2021 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year award. He received offers from Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Utah, Oregon State, Arizona State, Nevada, Idaho, Idaho State, and Utah State.
