Troy Dye

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Troy Dye
Troy Dye.jpg
Dye with the Oregon Ducks in 2019
No. 43 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position Linebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1996-09-18) September 18, 1996 (age 29)
Norco, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Norco
College Oregon (2016–2019)
NFL draft 2020: 4th round, 132nd overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Total tackles 195
Sacks 3.5
Forced fumbles 2
Fumble recoveries 2
Pass deflections 6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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Early life

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] [10]

Minnesota Vikings

Dye was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. [11] He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, 2020. [12] He was activated on October 31, 2020. [13]

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 18, 2024, Dye signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. [14] He played in 17 games with five starts, recording 57 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

On March 13, 2025, Dye signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract extension with the Chargers. [15]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFumFRYdsTD
2020 MIN 1152813150.00000.000200000
2021 MIN 171201280.00000.000000000
2022 MIN 17015870.00000.000001000
2023 MIN 152171161.01000.000010000
2024 LAC 1755734231.52000.000000000
2025 LAC 1675828301.05000.000411000
Career 9320195106893.58000.000622000

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFumFRYdsTD
2022 MIN 100000.00000.000000000
2024 LAC 108620.00000.000100000
2025 LAC 102110.00000.000000000
Career 3010730.00000.000100000

Personal life

His brother, Travis Dye, played running back at Oregon and USC. [16] His brother, Tony Dye, played free safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, for coach Mike Zimmer, Troy's former coach in Minnesota. [17]

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 Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Troy Dye College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vikings Sign LB Todd Davis; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. September 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Vikings Activate Dantzler From Reserve / COVID-19 List, Announce Other Roster Moves". Vikings.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Troy Dye". Chargers.com. March 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Extensions with Dye and Reagor". Chargers.com. March 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. April 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ Jennings, Chantel (September 6, 2016). "Troy Dye using familiar (and familial) template to get early playing time". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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