Michael Taaffe
Austin, TX
Rd 4
Pick 33
STATISTICS
| Tackles | Pass DEF | Fumbles |
| 2022 |  | 13 | 262.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | 00 | 00 | 10.08 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 2023 | | 14 | 483.4 | 282.0 | 201.4 | 20.14 | 00 | 20.14 | 30.21 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 2024 | | 16 | 784.9 | 402.5 | 382.4 | 50.31 | 2.00.12 | 100.62 | 20.12 | 00 | 10.06 | 10.06 | 00 |
| 2025 | | 10 | 707.0 | 383.8 | 323.2 | 10.10 | 1.00.10 | 10.10 | 20.20 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| All | | 53 | 2224.2 | 1192.2 | 1031.9 | 80.15 | 3.00.06 | 140.26 | 70.13 | 00 | 10.02 | 10.02 | 00 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | PD | INT | TD | Sep 3 9/3  | Louisiana-Monroe W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 10 9/10  | Alabama L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 17 9/17  | UTSA W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 24 9/24  | Texas Tech L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 1 10/1  | West Virginia W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 8 10/8  | Oklahoma W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 15 10/15  | Iowa State W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 22 10/22  | Oklahoma State L | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 5 11/5  | Kansas State W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 12 11/12  | TCU L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 19 11/19  | Kansas W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 25 11/25  | Baylor W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOWL |
Dec 29 12/29  | Washington L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | PD | INT | TD | Sep 2 9/2  | Rice W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 9 9/9 | Alabama W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 16 9/16  | Wyoming W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 23 9/23 | Baylor W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 30 9/30 | Kansas W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 7 10/7 | Oklahoma L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 21 10/21  | Houston W | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 28 10/28  | BYU W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 4 11/4 | Kansas State W | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 11 11/11 | TCU W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 11/18 | Iowa State W | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 24 11/24 | Texas Tech W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP |
Dec 2 12/2 | Oklahoma State W | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF |
Jan 1 1/1 | Washington L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | PD | INT | TD | Aug 31 8/31  | Colorado State W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 7 9/7  | Michigan W | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 14 9/14 | UTSA W | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 21 9/21 | Louisiana-Monroe W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 28 9/28  | Mississippi State W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 12 10/12 | Oklahoma W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 19 10/19  | Georgia L | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 26 10/26  | Vanderbilt W | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 9 11/9  | Florida W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 16 11/16  | Arkansas W | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 23 11/23  | Kentucky W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 30 11/30  | Texas A&M W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP |
Dec 7 12/7 | Georgia L | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF |
Dec 21 12/21  | Clemson W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 1 1/1  | Arizona State W | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 10 1/10  | Ohio State L | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | PD | INT | TD | Aug 30 8/30 | Ohio State L | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 6 9/6  | San Jose State W | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 13 9/13  | UTEP W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 20 9/20  | Sam Houston W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 4 10/4 | Florida L | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 11 10/11 | Oklahoma W | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 18 10/18 | Kentucky W | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 15 11/15 | Georgia L | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 22 11/22 | Arkansas W | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 28 11/28 | Texas A&M W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
