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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 217
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 14
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 16 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 16 | 61 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 70 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.6 |
Related Context
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Michael Taaffe played DB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Taaffe recorded 217 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Texas paired 20.5 primary output with 33.1 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.
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2025 Regular Season · Texas
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
7
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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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
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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
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
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 OklahomaSplash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Taaffe 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: 217 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Taaffe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 1.5 | 14.4 | 2.4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 8.5 | 22.7 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 8.5 | 22.7 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 20.5 | 33.1 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 20.5 | 33.1 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas | 5 | 34.2 | 7 | -15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 14 Oklahoma
Week 7 · W 23-6 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 15 · L 19-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Houston
Week 8 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 5 · W 40-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 14 · W 17-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Texas
20.5 primary output · 33.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage
57.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas
57.6
20.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Texas
39.4
8.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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