He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship in 2023.

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.

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.