Player Dossier

2021-2025

Virginia

Michael Diatta

DT • 6'5" • 295 lbs • Antioch, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Michael Diatta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.1

Efficiency

6.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Virginia • Oklahoma State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Michael Diatta, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia. Michael Diatta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Oklahoma State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

1.1

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Arizona: 0. Houston: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=6
First Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sat 11/15vs Kansas StateL 6-1410000
Sat 10/25@ Texas TechL 0-4231000
Sun 10/19vs CincinnatiL 17-4921000
Sat 10/11vs HoustonL 17-3911000
Sat 10/4@ ArizonaL 13-4110000
Sat 9/27vs BaylorL 27-4510000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia06.31.2
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia312.73.13
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia29.53.9-1
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia313.73.71
2025 Regular SeasonOklahoma State06.31.1-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Tech

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.9 takeover score.

#5

Wake Forest

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Virginia

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

35.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Virginia

8.5

3 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8533

Central · Tuscaloosa, AL

Committed To
Boston College
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

64

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Michael Diatta quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
64