Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Oklahoma State
Michael Diatta
DT • 6'5" • 295 lbs • Antioch, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Diatta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Michael Diatta built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Antioch, TN wearing No. 81, spending time with Oklahoma State and Virginia. The clearest part of Michael Diatta's career was...
Read the storyMichael Diatta, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia. Michael Diatta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 64
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Michael Diatta quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 64
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Duke
- High school pipeline
- Central · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 81 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DT 161st (top 70%) · Big 12 368th (top 51%) · National 3,072nd (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 28.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.4 |
Related Context
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Michael Diatta played DT for Virginia and Oklahoma State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Diatta recorded 64 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Virginia paired 4 primary output with 14.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from 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: Baylor
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.9
Usage
2.3
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 1. Arizona: 0. Houston: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 14.2. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Baylor
Player Story
Michael Diatta story
Michael Diatta built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Antioch, TN wearing No. 81, spending time with Oklahoma State and Virginia. The clearest part of Michael Diatta's career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Diatta's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Virginia
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Oklahoma State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 11.3 | 3.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 9.5 | 2.5 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7.9 | 2.3 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · W 16-9 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 12 · L 14-35
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 71 Baylor
Week 5 · L 27-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · L 17-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
4 primary output · 14.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
38.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
29.6
3 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Virginia
28.1
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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