Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Texas
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.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Michael Taaffe built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Austin, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Michael Taaffe's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 158
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Michael Taaffe, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas. Michael Taaffe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Michael Taaffe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 217
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 18 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · DB 54th (top 6%) · SEC 32nd (top 5%) · National 274th (top 5%)
Michael Taaffe played DB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Taaffe recorded 217 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Texas.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 Coaches All-SEC · conference_coachesfirst
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