Michael Taaffe

Taaffe attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. Taaffe's most notable high school highlight is intercepting future Texas Quarterback Quinn Ewers twice in their state championship game. Also, Taaffe helped lead Westlake to back-to-back state championship titles. Taaffe was offered a walk-on spot at Texas and decided to accept the Longhorns offer. Through hard work and consistency, Taaffe was granted a full scholarship by Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian on December 18, 2022. During this past season, Taaffe earned SEC co-defensive player of the week and Burlsworth Trophy walk-on of the week honors. Taaffe also earned second team AP All-American honors. Michael has decided to stay at Texas for his final year.