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Safety
Michael Huff
College: Texas
Year: Senior
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 200
Birthday: March 6, 1983
Versatility in one’s game can be a valuable asset for a college team, but in the NFL it can be code for “jack of all trades and master of none.” Fortunately for Texas’ Michael Huff, his versatility is code for “playmaker at wherever he plays, just get him on the darn field.” That’s preceisely what the Longhorns did with Huff, making him a four-year starter in a usually-deep secondary, one that has produced the likes of other versatile defensive backs such as Quentin Jammer and Nathan Vasher.
While Huff played corner frequently in his Lonhorn career, he spent most of his gamedays at safety. Quarterbacking a defense best suits his football I.Q., as Huff is a speed reader when it come to digesting what an offense is trying to accomplish. Huff’s instincts at safety are the sort that not only make the rest of the secondary better, they also make up for many coverage deficiencies among the linebackers, too.
And Huff can cover. He plays taller than he looks and has track speed. Literally. Huff ran the first leg on the Longhorns’ 400-meter relay team before his final season. Huff separates himself from other prospects because of his playmaking abilities. Of his seven interceptions at Texas, he returned four for touchdowns. He scored a fifth time when he ran back a fumble as a senior. He also played well against the Trojans in the National Championship, recovering an errant lateral from Reggie Bush and helping stuff LenDale White on the game’s biggest fourth down.
The 2005 Thorpe Award recipient has progressed since those freshman days when he shied from contact and played a little too much centerfield in zone coverage. Having improved his strength, Huff is now a much more aggressive tackler, but his physicality will be nothing special as an NFL safety. The progress Huff has shown over his stellar career at Texas though suggests that no one should underestimate what he can do on Sundays.
(profile written by Keith Weiland)
Michael Huff’s 2005 Stats G TCK PBU INT FF FR 13 109 14 1 4 2 
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