Miami Dolphins · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Texas (2026 Round 5, Pick 158)

Michael Taaffe

58.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #87 of 218 qualified DBs

Michael Taaffe among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 1.02 → Shrunk 49.64

65thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.38

33thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 5.88

73thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.9% → Shrunk 1.2%

41thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.3% → Shrunk 3.9%

55thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 9.5% → Shrunk 8.3%

87thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.197 → Shrunk +0.070

10thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Michael Taaffe. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ LV	L 13-27	4	1	0	1	1	51
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ SF	L 13-35	9	5	0	0	0	44
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs KC	L 10-24	7	2	0	0	0	52
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ MIN	L 10-15	6	4	0	0	0	78
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs CIN	L 24-31	4	2	0	0	0	62
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ NYJ	W 28-25	3	1	0	1	1	59
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs NE	L 19-24	5	2	1	0	0	60

Verified identity bridge linking Michael Taaffe's college regular-season tackles at Texas to official NFL game lines.

Texas (College tackles)

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158158th pick
2026 Draft

MIA (NFL tackles)

382026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2026 (so far)	MIA	7	38	17	21	0	1	0	2	2	1	406

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