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Michael Taaffe Miami Dolphins · #16

Safety · 6' 0", 190 lbs · Austin, TX

Michael Taaffe is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 158th overall, 2026.

SafetyDrafted 158th overallRookie
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Scouting report

Michael Taaffe — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Michael Taaffe is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 158th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Michael Taaffe stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1825 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
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Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Michael Taaffe — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Michael Taaffe

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Michael Taaffe career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
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Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

46–36proj record
#7conf seed
+2.1net rtg
115.8off rtg
113.6def rtg
76%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: AJ Henning, Amari Gainer.
How his role moves
Projected 46–36, 7th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Michael Taaffe

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Michael Taaffe is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins.

Miami Dolphins

Turning pro

Drafted 158th overall, 2026 as a Safety.

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Michael Taaffe is a Miami Dolphins safety, drafted 158th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Taaffe goes from here.

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Taaffe's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Draft
158th overall, 2026
Born
Austin, TX
Jersey
#16
Background

Michael Taaffe is from Austin, TX. He was drafted 158th overall, 2026 and plays safety at 6' 0", 190 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Taaffe is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Michael Taaffe is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 0 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his career.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling0 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree158th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Michael Taaffe — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Michael Taaffe, answered.

What position does Michael Taaffe play?
Michael Taaffe is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Michael Taaffe drafted?
Michael Taaffe was drafted 158th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Michael Taaffe played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Michael Taaffe's career stats?
He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Michael Taaffe career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

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This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

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