Oklahoma State University Athletics
2025 Cowboy Football Roster
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Diatta, Michael
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Jersey Number 81
Michael Diatta
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Antioch, TN
- High School:
- Cane Ridge
Bio
2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
A senior transfer who played in 35 games over four seasons at Virginia ... A three-time academic all-conference honoree.
2024 (Junior at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree for a third straight season ... Appeared in 11 games with no starts, missing only the game at Coastal Carolina … Tallied a career-high 31 tackles on the year, including 13 solo stops, 2.0 tackles for loss and half a sack … Recorded a career-high six tackles, including four solo stops, in the 31-30 win at Wake Forest ... Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games and three or more in six contests ... Added a pass breakup at Notre Dame and a quarterback hurry at Wake Forest.
2023 (Sophomore at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree or a second straight season ... Appeared in all 12 games with no starts … Finished the year with 16 tackles, including six solo stops ... Recorded a sack in the 30-27 win against Duke.
2022 (Freshman at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... Appeared in nine of the 10 games on the season with no starts … Totaled five tackles with three solo stops, including his first collegiate sack and first two collegiate tackles for loss at Georgia Tech ... Named the team’s Defensive Rookie of the Year at the program’s annual awards banquet
2021 (Redshirt at Virginia): Appeared in three of UVA’s games with no starts … Made two tackles against Illinois and one tackle against Virginia Tech ... One of 14 true freshmen to appear in 2021.
High School: Played for coach Eddie Woods at Cane Ridge … Played defensive end and offensive line ... Named the Region 5-6A Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2020 after he made four sacks and 10 tackles for loss in a shortened season of six games … Signed with Virginia out of high school.
Personal: Economics major.
2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
A senior transfer who played in 35 games over four seasons at Virginia ... A three-time academic all-conference honoree.
2024 (Junior at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree for a third straight season ... Appeared in 11 games with no starts, missing only the game at Coastal Carolina … Tallied a career-high 31 tackles on the year, including 13 solo stops, 2.0 tackles for loss and half a sack … Recorded a career-high six tackles, including four solo stops, in the 31-30 win at Wake Forest ... Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games and three or more in six contests ... Added a pass breakup at Notre Dame and a quarterback hurry at Wake Forest.
2023 (Sophomore at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree or a second straight season ... Appeared in all 12 games with no starts … Finished the year with 16 tackles, including six solo stops ... Recorded a sack in the 30-27 win against Duke.
2022 (Freshman at Virginia): An All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... Appeared in nine of the 10 games on the season with no starts … Totaled five tackles with three solo stops, including his first collegiate sack and first two collegiate tackles for loss at Georgia Tech ... Named the team’s Defensive Rookie of the Year at the program’s annual awards banquet
2021 (Redshirt at Virginia): Appeared in three of UVA’s games with no starts … Made two tackles against Illinois and one tackle against Virginia Tech ... One of 14 true freshmen to appear in 2021.
High School: Played for coach Eddie Woods at Cane Ridge … Played defensive end and offensive line ... Named the Region 5-6A Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2020 after he made four sacks and 10 tackles for loss in a shortened season of six games … Signed with Virginia out of high school.
Personal: Economics major.
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