Michael Taaffe — Texas

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MICHAEL TAAFFE

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2025 SEASON (FINAL) · PLAYER TREND REPORT

2025 SEASON (5 GMS): DEFENSE: 37 TCKL, 0 TFL, 0 SACKS, 0 INT

CAREER (32 GMS): DEFENSE: 143 TCKL, 3 TFL, 1 SACKS, 4 INT

TREND NOTES

Michael Taaffe has averaged 7.5 tackles per game in his 2 career meetings with ARKANSAS, against 4.3 versus everyone else -- 76% above his usual output.
Michael Taaffe had a career-high 10 tackles vs ARIZONA ST. on 1/1/25.
Michael Taaffe has 2 games with 10+ tackles in his career (1 this season).
Michael Taaffe has 4 INTs in his career; the last vs VANDERBILT on 10/26/24.

WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

Season	Win Shares	Defense	Team wins	Share of wins	Division rank
2025	0.20	0.20	10	2%	1,394 of 10,666 (FBS)
2024	0.26	0.26	13	2%	996 of 8,164 (FBS)
2023	0.33	0.33	12	3%	687 of 11,079 (FBS)
2022	0.09	0.09	8	1%	2,742 of 10,965 (FBS)

2025 GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
08/30/2025	@ OHIO ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/06/2025	vs. SAN JOSE ST.	8	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. UTEP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/20/2025	vs. SAM HOUSTON	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/04/2025	@ FLORIDA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/11/2025	vs. OKLAHOMA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/18/2025	@ KENTUCKY	10	0	0	0	--
10/25/2025	@ MISSISSIPPI ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/01/2025	vs. VANDERBILT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/15/2025	@ GEORGIA	7	0	0	0	--
11/22/2025	vs. ARKANSAS	7	0	0	0	--
11/28/2025	vs. TEXAS A&M	5	0	0	0	--
12/31/2025	vs. MICHIGAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TOTALS	13 GMS	37	0	0	0	0

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
2022 SEASON
09/03/2022	vs. ULM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/10/2022	vs. ALABAMA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/17/2022	vs. UTSA	3	0	0	0	--
09/24/2022	@ TEXAS TECH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/01/2022	vs. WEST VIRGINIA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/08/2022	@ OKLAHOMA	2	0	0	0	--
10/15/2022	vs. IOWA ST.	1	0	0	0	--
10/22/2022	@ OKLAHOMA ST.	7	0	0	0	--
11/05/2022	@ KANSAS ST.	6	0	0	0	--
11/12/2022	vs. TCU	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/19/2022	@ KANSAS	2	0	0	0	--
11/25/2022	vs. BAYLOR	2	0	0	0	--
12/29/2022	@ WASHINGTON	1	0	0	0	--
2023 SEASON
09/02/2023	vs. RICE	3	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ ALABAMA	0	0	0	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. WYOMING	1	0	0	0	--
09/23/2023	@ BAYLOR	2	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	vs. KANSAS	1	1	0	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. OKLAHOMA	1	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	@ HOUSTON	8	0	0	1	--
10/28/2023	vs. BYU	4	0	0	1	--
11/04/2023	vs. KANSAS ST.	7	0	0	1	--
11/11/2023	@ TCU	3	0	0	0	--
11/18/2023	@ IOWA ST.	6	0	0	0	--
11/24/2023	vs. TEXAS TECH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/02/2023	vs. OKLAHOMA ST.	5	1	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ WASHINGTON	5	0	0	0	--
2024 SEASON
08/31/2024	vs. COLORADO ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/07/2024	@ MICHIGAN	4	0	0	0	--
09/14/2024	vs. UTSA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/21/2024	vs. ULM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/28/2024	vs. MISSISSIPPI ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/12/2024	@ OKLAHOMA	3	1	1	0	--
10/19/2024	vs. GEORGIA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/26/2024	@ VANDERBILT	6	0	0	1	--
11/09/2024	vs. FLORIDA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/16/2024	@ ARKANSAS	8	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	vs. KENTUCKY	5	0	0	0	--
11/30/2024	@ TEXAS A&M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/07/2024	vs. GEORGIA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/21/2024	vs. CLEMSON	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
01/01/2025	@ ARIZONA ST.	10	0	0	0	--
01/10/2025	vs. OHIO ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2025 SEASON
08/30/2025	@ OHIO ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/06/2025	vs. SAN JOSE ST.	8	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. UTEP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/20/2025	vs. SAM HOUSTON	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/04/2025	@ FLORIDA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/11/2025	vs. OKLAHOMA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/18/2025	@ KENTUCKY	10	0	0	0	--
10/25/2025	@ MISSISSIPPI ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/01/2025	vs. VANDERBILT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/15/2025	@ GEORGIA	7	0	0	0	--
11/22/2025	vs. ARKANSAS	7	0	0	0	--
11/28/2025	vs. TEXAS A&M	5	0	0	0	--
12/31/2025	vs. MICHIGAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CAREER TOTALS	56 GMS	143	3	1	4	0

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2024

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/07/2024	@ MICHIGAN	4	0	0	0	--
10/12/2024	@ OKLAHOMA	3	1	1	0	--
10/26/2024	@ VANDERBILT	6	0	0	1	--
11/16/2024	@ ARKANSAS	8	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	vs. KENTUCKY	5	0	0	0	--
01/01/2025	@ ARIZONA ST.	10	0	0	0	--
TOTALS	6 GMS	36	1	1	1	0

HIGHS & LOWS

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	10	01/01/2025 vs Arizona St.	1	10/15/2022 vs Iowa St.
SACKS	1	10/12/2024 vs Oklahoma	0	09/17/2022 vs UTSA

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	10	10/18/2025 vs Kentucky	5	11/28/2025 vs Texas A&M
SACKS	0	09/06/2025 vs San Jose St.	0	09/06/2025 vs San Jose St.

CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON

SEASON	GP	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT
2022	8	24	0	0	0
2023	13	46	2	0	3
2024	6	36	1	1	1
2025	5	37	0	0	0
TOTALS	32	143	3	1	4

CAREER GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/17/2022	vs. UTSA	3	0	0	0	--
10/08/2022	@ OKLAHOMA	2	0	0	0	--
10/15/2022	vs. IOWA ST.	1	0	0	0	--
10/22/2022	@ OKLAHOMA ST.	7	0	0	0	--
11/05/2022	@ KANSAS ST.	6	0	0	0	--
11/19/2022	@ KANSAS	2	0	0	0	--
11/25/2022	vs. BAYLOR	2	0	0	0	--
12/29/2022	@ WASHINGTON	1	0	0	0	--
09/02/2023	vs. RICE	3	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ ALABAMA	0	0	0	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. WYOMING	1	0	0	0	--
09/23/2023	@ BAYLOR	2	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	vs. KANSAS	1	1	0	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. OKLAHOMA	1	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	@ HOUSTON	8	0	0	1	--
10/28/2023	vs. BYU	4	0	0	1	--
11/04/2023	vs. KANSAS ST.	7	0	0	1	--
11/11/2023	@ TCU	3	0	0	0	--
11/18/2023	@ IOWA ST.	6	0	0	0	--
12/02/2023	vs. OKLAHOMA ST.	5	1	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ WASHINGTON	5	0	0	0	--
09/07/2024	@ MICHIGAN	4	0	0	0	--
10/12/2024	@ OKLAHOMA	3	1	1	0	--
10/26/2024	@ VANDERBILT	6	0	0	1	--
11/16/2024	@ ARKANSAS	8	0	0	0	--
11/23/2024	vs. KENTUCKY	5	0	0	0	--
01/01/2025	@ ARIZONA ST.	10	0	0	0	--
09/06/2025	vs. SAN JOSE ST.	8	0	0	0	--
10/18/2025	@ KENTUCKY	10	0	0	0	--
11/15/2025	@ GEORGIA	7	0	0	0	--
11/22/2025	vs. ARKANSAS	7	0	0	0	--
11/28/2025	vs. TEXAS A&M	5	0	0	0	--
TOTALS	32 GMS	143	3	1	4	0

Awards

2025 Wuerffel Trophy