- TKL
- 217
- INT
- 7
- PD
- 14
Career totals · 4 seasons with stats
Scouting Report
Taaffe was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2024 and 2025 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2025.
From 2022 to 2025, Taaffe recorded 217 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss. From 2023 to 2025, Taaffe also had 7 interceptions.
Taaffe was the No. 158 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
In 17-0 that career earns a 83 overall, the 4th-highest safety rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 5 among all safeties of the 2025-Present era.
Honors & Awards
- 2024
- First-team All-American
- 2025
- First-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
- 2026
- No. 158 overall pick, NFL Draft
Season by Season
| Season | Tkl | TFL | PD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 45 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 78 | 5.5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 217 | 9.5 | 14 | 7 |
Seasons with tracked stats at Texas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).
Rating by Era
- 2020-2024 eraS83
- 2025-Present eraS83
Texas Teammates
Top Safeties of the 2025-Present Era
Sources: Wikipedia (Michael Taaffe) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.