Colson was born in Mirebalais, 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.[1][2][3] 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."[4]
Considered a four-star recruit by the 247Sports Composite rankings, Colson was rated as a top 100 player in the nation, the #10 overall linebacker, and the second best player in Tennessee in 2021. Colson met Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at a football camp and was offered a scholarship. He committed to play college football at the University of Michigan, over offers from LSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon and Tennessee.
Colson (#25) versus Ohio State in the 45-23 victory in 2022.
Colson enrolled at the University of Michiganin2021 and started seven games as a true freshman. He totaled 60 tackles (fourth most on the team), and earned his first career sack on November 13, 2021, in a 12 tackle performance versus Penn State. He was selected as a Freshman All-American.[5][6]
As a sophomore, in 2022, Colson started all 14 games, recording a team high 101 tackles and 2 sacks. He was voted second team All-Big Ten by the coaches. In the Big Ten Championship Game victory versus Purdue, Colson recorded a career high 15 tackles.[7]
As a junior, in 2023, Colson started all 15 games and led the Michigan Wolverines to a national championship with a team high 95 tackles.[8] Colson was named Second-team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media.[9] He also won the Lott IMPACT Trophy.[8][10]
