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Junior Colson Los Angeles Chargers · #25

Linebacker · 6' 3", 247 lbs · Mirebalais, Haiti · Age 24

Junior Colson is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 69th overall, 2024. In 2024 he recorded 29 tackles.

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Junior Colson

Season avg29 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg29 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Junior Colson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Junior Colson is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 69th overall, 2024. In 2024 he recorded 29 tackles.

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Tackling

B-

Coverage

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C+

Tackling

Strong · defense

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Pass rush

Solid · defense

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C+

Coverage

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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Disruption

Excellent · defense

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Act II

Where Junior Colson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #713 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

15Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Junior Colson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

29 TKL

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Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

1 PD

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The engine

How the model sees Junior Colson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025 modeled

tackles

28–31

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games

10–12

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the tackles line vs last season

Last season 29 → projected 30 tackles

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.6 tackles

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 11

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Junior Colson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	INT	FF	PD
2024	11	29	0	0	0	1
Career	11	29	0.0	0	0	1

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Curtis Robinson 99%JD Bertrand 99%DeMarcus Lawrence 99%Mykal Walker 99%E.J. Speed 98%Jalyx Hunt 98%

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Context

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record

57off index

85def index

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54%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Junior Colson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-12-06

The beginning

Junior Colson is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 3rd NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 69th overall, 2024 as a Linebacker.

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Junior Colson is a Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, drafted 69th overall, 2024.

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Across 1 season (2024) he has recorded 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2024.

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Colson's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 912: Junior Colson / LB / Michigan / 2023 / Full Highlights ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 565: Junior Colson / LB / Michigan / 2022 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 247 lbs
Draft: 69th overall, 2024
Born: Mirebalais, Haiti
Age: 24
Jersey: #25

Background

Junior Colson is from Mirebalais, Haiti and is 24 years old. He was drafted 69th overall, 2024 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 247 lbs.

Over his 2024 season he has recorded 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Colson is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Junior Colson is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 29 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his 2024 rookie season.

Tackle volume29 career tackles over 1 season.

Takeaways0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.

Draft pedigree69th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Junior Colson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Junior Colson, answered.

What position does Junior Colson play?

Junior Colson is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers.

When was Junior Colson drafted?

Junior Colson was drafted 69th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Junior Colson played?

1 (2024).

What are Junior Colson's career stats?

He has recorded 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Junior Colson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Junior Colson Los Angeles Chargers · #25

Junior Colson — the report card

Where Junior Colson stands

Junior Colson — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Junior Colson

Junior Colson career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

The Ballad of Junior Colson

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Junior Colson — frequently asked

Injury history

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