Michael Huff
Michael Huff

Michael Wayne Huff II was born on March 6, 1983 in Irving, Texas. He is a current American football defensive back for the Oakland Raiders and formerly of The University of Texas Longhorns. He stands 6 feet and 1 inches tall and weighs 205 lbs.

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His highschool career in football began at Nimitz High School in Irving, Texas. He played wide receiver, cornerback, and safety. He led his team to the playoffs in his freshmen and junior years. He placed seventh at the USATF Junior Nationals Track and Field and ran a personal best of 10.46 seconds on the 100 meter dash. He was also a three-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in track.

Michael Huff was the first player in University of Texas history to win the Thorpe Award, given to the Nations top defensive back. As a defensive back at Texas, Huff was selected in 2005 as First Team All American safety by the Associated Press.

Started 50 of 51 games during his career. He registered 318 tackles with two sacks for minus 18 yards and 26 stops for losses of 75 yards in his 51 games with the Longhorns. He set school career-record with four interceptions returned for touchdowns, topping the previous mark of three.

In 2002, he earned a third-team Freshman All-American selection from the Sporting News.

During his junior year, he was chosen by the the consensus All-Big Twelve Conference after starting every game at strong safety in 2004. He posted 73 tackles with fourteen pass deflections and a pair of interceptions.

Huff recovered a fumbled lateral from Reggie Bush in the Rose Bowl game against USC, a play that many credit with changing the momentum of the game and helping the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team win the NCAA National Championship.