Michael Diatta is a defensive tackle at Vanderbilt who has played in 2 of Vanderbilt's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 24.
Vanderbilt is 3-5.
Played for four head coaches across six seasons and three programs. On tape: 1 tackle against Kentucky, Week 8, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | 29 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Clark Lea.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
