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Michael Taaffe
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Joseph Taaffe (born February 18, 2003) is an American college football safety for the Texas Longhorns.
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High School career
Taaffe attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. As a senior, Taaffe recorded 60 tackles and five interceptions while catching 18 passes for 297 yards and three touchdown receptions.[1] Taaffe's most notable high school highlight is intercepting Carroll Senior High School and future Texas Quarterback Quinn Ewers twice in their state championship game. Also, Taaffe helped lead Westlake to back-to-back state championship titles.[2] On November 5, 2020, Taaffe committed to Rice.[3] However, Taaffe was offered a walk-on spot at Texas and decided to accept the Longhorns offer.
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2021 Season
Taaffe was a walk-on at Texas and saw no playing time during his freshman year.
2022 Season
When Taaffe was a redshirt freshman, he played in 13 games totaling 26 combined tackles. Prior to the Alamo Bowl, Taaffe was granted a full scholarship by Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian on December 18, 2022.[4]
2023 Season
During Taaffe's sophomore season, he amassed a total of 48 tackles and 3 interceptions.[5] This led to Taaffe earning honorable mention All-Big 12 and a Burlsworth Trophy nominee.[6][7]
2024 Season
During Taaffe's junior season, he earned SEC co-defensive player of the week and Burlsworth Trophy walk-on of the week honors.[8][9] Taaffe also earned second team AP All-American honors.[10] During the 2024 College Football Playoffs, a high hit by Taaffe led to the Big 12 commissioner to call for consistency in targeting penalty calls.[11] He ended the season with 78 tackles, 10 pass deflections, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 5 interceptions.[12]
2025 Season
Taaffe chose to return to Texas for his fifth and final year, forgoing the NFL draft.[13] After Week 3, he was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which honors 22 college football players for extraordinary commitment to community service.[14] After Week 4, Taaffe was named to the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year watch list.[15]
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Personal Life
Taaffe is a Christian.[16]
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