Michigan football tight end Colston Loveland has found his name on yet another preseason watch list. Loveland has been named to the John Mackey Award Watch List. The award goes to the nation’s best tight end at the end of the season.

Named after one of the greatest tight ends of all time, the John Mackey Award has honored college football’s most outstanding tight end since 2000. John Mackey Award winners embody the play, sportsmanship, academic and community values ​​associated with the former Syracuse tight end. A complete list of John Mackey Award winners by year is below.

Loveland was Michigan’s second-leading pass catcher last season. The then-sophomore caught 45 passes for 649 yards and four touchdowns. With both Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson headed to the NFL, Loveland is expected to fill that role for the quarterback who starts for Michigan.

Jake Butt is the only winner of the John Mackey Award in Michigan history. The All-American took home the award in 2016.

Here is more information about Loveland from MGoBlue:

• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; second team, media, 2023)
• Offensive and Co-Special Teams Rookie of the Year (2022)
• Two-time Letterman (2022-23)
• Has played in 29 games with 17 starts as a tight end

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