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NFL Draft Profile - Michigan's LB Junior Colson
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NFL Draft Profile - Michigan's LB Junior Colson

The top of the linebacker group is joined by this Michigan tackling machine with size.

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As we continue this evolution in our sport, we see legions of defensive backs playing linebacker in the modern game. But, there are a few who play at a much larger build than most safeties and yet continue to move very well. Consider the case of Michigan’s Junior Colson.

No. 25 - Junior Colson - Age 21 - 6’2 - 238 - 32.5 arms - Michigan

I won’t begin to claim expertise on Colson’s story, but perhaps you would enjoy to hear an abbreviated version of his upbringing from Wikipedia:

Colson was born in Mirebailas, Haiti. His 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 Colson who visited Haiti on a church mission after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. He was adopted by the Colsons and, after a lengthy adoption and immigration process, moved to Tennessee at age nine in May 2012. He recalled that, on arriving at the airport in the United States, "The first thing I saw in America was a Michigan hat. That's what all of my family members were wearing, they're big Michigan fans."

I confess. When I learned that, I had to consider him a favorite. You never tire of hearing stories of how sports can change lives in profound ways.

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