Michael Short

LB • 6'3" • 226 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

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Michael Short shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a linebacker

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Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: North Carolina • Virginia Tech
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Player Story

Michael Short built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 30, spending time with North Carolina and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Michael Short's career was...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8514

Mallard Creek · Charlotte, NC

Committed To: North Carolina
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Virginia Tech · LB
Career Tackles: 45
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Top game: South Carolina
Recruit profile: 3-star · Mallard Creek · North Carolina
High school pipeline: Mallard Creek · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 30 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 22 tackles · LB 560th (top 44%) · ACC 255th (top 33%) · National 1,924th (top 31%)

Michael Short played LB for North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Short recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Virginia Tech.

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