Usage Score
9.3
Player Profile
Michael Taaffe
DB • 6'0" • 189 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Taaffe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
34.2
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
16
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Texas
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Quick Facts
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Primary stop by seasons
- Texas
- Best season by value score
- Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Texas
- Peak game by takeover score
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Michael Taaffe, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Texas. Michael Taaffe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Texas paired 19.5 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Texas
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
9.3
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. San José State: 0. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Florida: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Kentucky: 0. Georgia: 0. Arkansas: 1. Texas A&M: 1
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. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5. San José State: 8 by 33.3. UTEP: 6 by 25. Sam Houston: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma: 9 by 57.5. Kentucky: 10 by 41.7. Georgia: 7 by 29.2. Arkansas: 7 by 39.2. Texas A&M: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Texas A&M | W 27-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Arkansas | W 52-37 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Georgia | L 10-35 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Kentucky10+ tackles | W 16-13 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Oklahoma | W 23-6 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Florida | L 21-29 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Sam Houston | W 55-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs UTEP | W 27-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs San José State | W 38-7 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Ohio State | L 7-14 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Texas
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 1.5 | 14.4 | 2.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 7.5 | 21.9 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 7.5 | 21.9 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 19.5 | 32.5 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 19.5 | 32.5 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas | 5 | 34.2 | 9.3 | -14.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.7 takeover score.
#2
Georgia
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
Houston
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
Oklahoma State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#5
Texas A&M
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Texas
19.5 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 7.7 usage
30.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas
30.1
19.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Texas
20.9
7.5 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
217
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 46 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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