15 Facts About Junior Colson

Junior Colson was born on December 6,2002 and is a Haitian-American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.

Junior Colson played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship in 2023.

Junior Colson won the Lott Trophy and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection.

Junior Colson's father died when he was seven years old, and he was placed in an orphanage in Port-au-Prince operated by his uncle.

At age eight, he met Americans Steve and Melanie Junior Colson who visited Haiti on a church mission after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Junior Colson was adopted by the Colsons and, after a lengthy adoption and immigration process, moved to Tennessee at age nine in May 2012.

Junior Colson grew up speaking Haitian Creole and learned English only after moving to Tennessee.

Junior Colson grew up playing soccer and took up American football, playing linebacker at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Junior Colson met Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at a football camp and was offered a scholarship.

Junior Colson committed to play college football at the University of Michigan, over offers from LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon and Tennessee.

Junior Colson enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2021 and started seven games as a true freshman.

Junior Colson totaled 60 tackles, and earned his first career sack on November 13,2021, in a 12 tackle performance versus Penn State.

Junior Colson was voted second team All-Big Ten by the coaches.

Junior Colson was named Second-team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media.

Junior Colson was selected 69th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.