Troy Dye

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Troy Dye
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Dye at Oregon
No. 43 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-18) September 18, 1996 (age 27)
Norco, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Norco (CA)
College: Oregon (2016–2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 4 / Pick: 132
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:80
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at PFR

Troy Dye (born September 18, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.

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Early years

Dye attended Norco High School in Norco, California where he would play safety. By his senior year he had 105 tackles and four interceptions. He committed to the University of Oregon to play college football. [1]

College career

Dye was a four-year starter at Oregon. As a freshman in 2016 he started nine of 11 games, finishing with a team-high 92 tackles, 6.5 sacks and one interception. [2] [3] As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games and again led the team in tackles with 107 and had four sacks and one interception. [4] He led the team in tackles for a third straight year his junior year in 2018 with 115 and added two sacks and an interception over 13 starts. [5] Dye returned for his senior year in 2019, rather than enter the 2019 NFL Draft. [6] [7] [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m)		231 lb
(105 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine [9]

Minnesota Vikings

Dye was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. [10] He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, 2020. [11] He was activated on October 31, 2020. [12]

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 18, 2024, Dye signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. [13]

Personal life

His brother, Travis Dye, played running back at Oregon and USC. [14] His brother, Tony Dye, played free safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, for coach Mike Zimmer, Troy's former coach in Minnesota. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Troy Dye, 3-star safety, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. July 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alexander: Oregon's Troy Dye realizes change can be good". July 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oregon's Troy Dye the underclassman leader on defense".
  4. ↑ Alger, Tyson. "Amid constant change, Troy Dye is the steadying leader of a..." The Athletic.
  5. ↑ "Will "freak athlete" Troy Dye return for his senior season?". NBC Sports Northwest. December 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Thorburn, Ryan. "Oregon Ducks star linebacker Troy Dye will return for senior season". The Register-Guard.
  7. ↑ "Justin Herbert, Troy Dye are back to complete Oregon's rise". The Washington Times.
  8. ↑ Register-Guard, Ryan ThorburnThe (Eugene). "Ducks' Troy Dye plans to leave Oregon football with 'no regrets". The Bulletin.
  9. ↑ "Troy Dye Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vikings Sign LB Todd Davis; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. September 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Vikings Activate Dantzler From Reserve / COVID-19 List, Announce Other Roster Moves". Vikings.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Troy Dye". Chargers.com. March 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. April 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Troy Dye using familiar (and familial) template to get early playing time". espn. September 6, 2016.
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