Michael Short
TCU Horned Frogs
81
Good

Michael Short

TCU Horned FrogsAverage
MLBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Virginia Tech
2nd String / Backup

Is Michael Short starting?

Michael Short is listed 2nd string at MLB for TCU Horned Frogs.

Redshirt junior · #11 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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Depth at MLB · TCU Horned Frogs

  1. 13781Hudson HooperStarter
  2. 21181Michael ShortYou

TCU Starting Lineup

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Up next for TCU

TCU plays Arizona away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 10:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mallard Creek, ranked #1,365 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 22 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,365 NatlTeam Share3%
Charlotte, NC
Jersey
#11
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs
Transfer
Virginia Tech

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2241

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8514
National Rank
#1365
High School
Mallard Creek
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 71th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 81. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LUCFTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-13

Sep 20WARSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-7

Sep 13WGRAMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-7

Aug 29LUNCTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 15-10

Michael Short's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

22 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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