Los Angeles Chargers rookie linebacker Junior Colson had far from the easiest road to playing college football and getting drafted into the NFL. Colson was born in Haiti, and lost his father at just seven years old, causing him to get placed into an orphanage.
New Los Angeles Chargers rookie linebacker Junior Colson represents a familiar face for a lot of L.A.'s new coaching staff, as he is one of just two ex-Michigan Wolverines former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh selected in last April's 2024 NFL Draft.
Los Angeles Chargers rookie linebacker Junior Colson has one of the best examples to study as his linebacker coach in former San Francisco 49ers All-Pro NaVorro Bowman.
First-round picks get all the glory this time of year, but team building is truly done on days two and three of the draft. According to the NFL Network’s Next Gen Stats Analytics Team, the Los Angeles Chargers nabbed one of the best day two picks of the draft.
The Chargers OTAs kicked off today and already bad injury luck has reared its ugly and all too familiar head. The New York Times Chargers beat writer, Daniel Popper, reported that Rookie LB Junior Colson walked off the field with trainers about 40 minutes into today’s Chargers Organized Team Activities.
Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh said third-round LB Junior Colson has a profound knowledge of the defense and has consistently put the personnel in their proper position on the field.
In today’s NFL, the linebacker position is getting less valuable. Whether it is the contracts they are receiving in free agency or the point in the draft they are being selected at.
The Los Angeles Chargers entered the 2024 NFL Draft ready to bring in some real talent to the table. Many people have speculated that they put together one of the better drafts around the league and addressed multiple holes around the roster.
The Los Angeles Chargers have already reshaped their roster in the image of their new head coach. With the 2024 NFL draft in the rearview, the team will quickly shift to preparing for the 2024 NFL season.
The draft finally happened! After months of speculation, the Los Angeles Chargers picked the rookies that will help them define the 2024 season. And let’s just say they picked some good ones.
Here are five players picked in the third round or later in the 2024 NFL Draft who could make an impact and provide more value than their draft spot suggests.
The Los Angeles Chargers third round selection of linebacker Junior Colson may be seen as some Jim Harbaugh nepotism but in reality, it's much more about taking a special kid.
Dan Wolkenstein of the Charger’s Unleashed podcast has high hopes for the Los Angeles Chargers third round draft pick, Junior Colson. Colson was picked with the 69th overall pick in the draft out of Michigan.
Day two of the 2024 NFL draft could not have started any better for the Michigan Wolverines as the NFL honored their 2023 National Championship to kick off the second round.
Day two of the 2024 NFL Draft has concluded with two quality picks in Ladd McConkey And Junior Colson. The Los Angeles Chargers seem to have found a target for Justin Herbert.
The Michigan football team went 15-0 last season on the strength of one of the greatest defenses in all the land and a performance that led to coordinator Jesse Minter’s hiring by the San Diego Chargers.
Michigan's absolutely loaded national championship winning team is sending a ton of talent to this year's NFL draft. Who are the best three prospects after quarterback J.J. McCarthy?
With just two days until the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25 in Detroit, the experts are releasing their final mock drafts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Michigan inside linebacker Junior Colson for a pre-draft visit on Wednesday. Colson is the second inside linebacker to visit the facility after NC State’s Payton Wilson visited Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
The 2024 NFL Draft is getting close, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information. Here's our report on Junior Colson.
Despite the changing nature of the linebacker position, off-ball linebackers continue to helm some of the most dangerous defenses in the NFL. Does the 2024 NFL Draft feature any prospects capable of filling that role?
Former Michigan linebacker Junior Colson has one of the most amazing stories in college football. As a youngster born in Haiti, Colson survived the earthquake that claimed more than 200,000 lives in 2010.
Michigan's Junior Colson, now in his third year with the program, has been one of the most productive and dependable Wolverines on the roster. He appeared in all 14 games as a freshman during the 2021 season, making seven starts at linebacker.
Growing up in Haiti, Junior Colson's pathway to Michigan was anything but simple. At the age of seven, Junior had to deal with the death of his father - a reality that would place him in an orphanage owned by his uncle.
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