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.