Loveland Named One of Three Mackey Award Finalists
11/26/2024 12:00:00 PM | Football
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Tight end Colston Loveland of the University of Michigan Football program was named as one of three finalists for the 2024 John Mackey Award, it was announced Tuesday (Nov. 26).
Loveland is U-M's second-ever finalist for the award presented to the most outstanding tight end in the nation, joining 2016 winner Jake Butt. Loveland is joined by Bowling Green's Harold Fannin Jr. and Penn State's Tyler Warren as this year's finalists.
An All-Big Ten first-team pick in 2023, Loveland has enjoyed a career season with the Wolverines this fall. He leads the team with 54 catches (single-season U-M tight end record), 582 yards and five touchdowns.
In addition to breaking Michigan's single-season catches by a tight end record, Loveland is 99 yards shy of the single-season tight end receiving yards record (649 to 748). He has led or co-led Michigan in catches in all nine games he has started and finished this year.
He has drawn 84 targets this year, fifth-most in the nation among tight ends, and is the only pass-catcher to record over 100 receiving yards against No. 1 Oregon this year (career-high 112 yards).
The 2024 John Mackey Award winner will be named on Thursday, Dec. 12, as part of the College Football Awards Show on ESPN.
