Michigan is returning a handful of mainstays on defense this season with rising junior linebacker Junior Colson being on of those players from a highly-successful class of players he entered the program with.

Now in his third season in Ann Arbor, you can now start to look at Colston in a NFL light as he will be draft eligible after the season is over.

One outlet certainly sees NFL potential, as he appears on Pro Football Focus' rankings of 2024 NFL Draft eligible linebackers.

Colston appears at No. 8 on the list and below is what the outlet had to say about his positioning:

Colson was born in Haiti, and after his father passed away when he was seven years old, he was adopted and moved to Tennessee at age 9. He tells the story that a Michigan hat was the first thing he saw when he came to the United States, and now he’s a starting linebacker for the Wolverines.

The junior linebacker has a ton of potential. 2022 was his first year as a full-time starter, and while he showed some inexperience, he more importantly displayed really nice coverage instincts. He didn’t get his hands on any interceptions but forced three completions and caused many more no-throws his way due to good positioning. He also has one of the lowest missed tackles percentages in the class (6%), whiffing just seven times all season.

He is one of the few with a shot to be the best linebacker in the class, given his athletic ceiling and coverage ability.

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