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Michael Huff
Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and then played 8 years in the NFL, primarily with the Oakland Raiders, who had drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft. At Texas, he won a national championship and was recognized as a unanimous All-American and the top college defensive back. In the NFL, he was second-team All-Pro in 2010. In his last NFL season, he played briefly for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos. With the Broncos, he was part of the team that suffered a loss at Super Bowl XLVIII, despite not playing in it. After retiring as a player, he returned to Texas as a coach. Huff was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
Huff was born in Irving, Texas. He attended Nimitz High School in Irving, and was a three-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in track. In football, he played wide receiver, cornerback, and safety, contributed in the playoffs his freshmen and junior years. His football jersey No. 23 was retired by Nimitz High School. Huff was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Hall of Fame Class in 2013.
Huff attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2001 to 2005. He was recognized as a unanimous All-American in 2005 and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back. In 2002, he earned a third-team Freshman All-American selection from the Sporting News. He had four career interceptions returned for touchdowns, a school record. In the Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans, Huff recovered a fumbled lateral from Reggie Bush, a play that many credit with changing the momentum of the game and helping the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team win the NCAA National Championship. He also was the key defender who prevented USC running back LenDale White from gaining a first down on a crucial fourth-down-and-two with USC leading late in the 4th quarter.
Huff also ran track and field at the University of Texas at Austin, where he recorded personal bests of 6.67 seconds in the 60 meters and 10.13 seconds in the 100 meters.
Michael Huff was selected in the first round (seventh overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2006 NFL draft. After immediately being named the starter at strong safety in his rookie year, he recorded 78 tackles. On October 22, 2006, in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, Huff recorded 4 solo tackles and his first safety. He started all 16 games in his rookie season.
His first forced fumble came in his second year in a match-up against the Houston Texans on November 11, 2007. His first interception came in a game against a division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, which set up kicker Sebastian Janikowski for the field goal, leading to a 20–17 victory. Huff ended the game with an impressive performance, adding in 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assists). The following week, against another division rival, the Denver Broncos, Huff sacked quarterback Jay Cutler. Huff finished the 2007 season with 85 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.
Huff was moved to free safety after the acquisition of Gibril Wilson.
After recording just 12 tackles through the first 5 games of the 2008 season, Michael Huff was benched from his free safety position in favor of Hiram Eugene.
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Michael Huff
Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and then played 8 years in the NFL, primarily with the Oakland Raiders, who had drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft. At Texas, he won a national championship and was recognized as a unanimous All-American and the top college defensive back. In the NFL, he was second-team All-Pro in 2010. In his last NFL season, he played briefly for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos. With the Broncos, he was part of the team that suffered a loss at Super Bowl XLVIII, despite not playing in it. After retiring as a player, he returned to Texas as a coach. Huff was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
Huff was born in Irving, Texas. He attended Nimitz High School in Irving, and was a three-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in track. In football, he played wide receiver, cornerback, and safety, contributed in the playoffs his freshmen and junior years. His football jersey No. 23 was retired by Nimitz High School. Huff was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Hall of Fame Class in 2013.
Huff attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2001 to 2005. He was recognized as a unanimous All-American in 2005 and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back. In 2002, he earned a third-team Freshman All-American selection from the Sporting News. He had four career interceptions returned for touchdowns, a school record. In the Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans, Huff recovered a fumbled lateral from Reggie Bush, a play that many credit with changing the momentum of the game and helping the 2005 Texas Longhorns football team win the NCAA National Championship. He also was the key defender who prevented USC running back LenDale White from gaining a first down on a crucial fourth-down-and-two with USC leading late in the 4th quarter.
Huff also ran track and field at the University of Texas at Austin, where he recorded personal bests of 6.67 seconds in the 60 meters and 10.13 seconds in the 100 meters.
Michael Huff was selected in the first round (seventh overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2006 NFL draft. After immediately being named the starter at strong safety in his rookie year, he recorded 78 tackles. On October 22, 2006, in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, Huff recorded 4 solo tackles and his first safety. He started all 16 games in his rookie season.
His first forced fumble came in his second year in a match-up against the Houston Texans on November 11, 2007. His first interception came in a game against a division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, which set up kicker Sebastian Janikowski for the field goal, leading to a 20–17 victory. Huff ended the game with an impressive performance, adding in 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assists). The following week, against another division rival, the Denver Broncos, Huff sacked quarterback Jay Cutler. Huff finished the 2007 season with 85 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.
Huff was moved to free safety after the acquisition of Gibril Wilson.
After recording just 12 tackles through the first 5 games of the 2008 season, Michael Huff was benched from his free safety position in favor of Hiram Eugene.