Troy Dye

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Troy Dye
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Dye at Oregon
No. 45 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-18) September 18, 1996 (age 25)
Norco, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Norco (CA)
College:Oregon
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 132
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Second-team All-Pac-12 (2017–2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Total tackles:39
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

Early years[]

Dye attended Norco High School in Norco, California. He played safety in high school. As a senior 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
Height Weight Arm length Hand 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]

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

Personal life[]

His brother, Travis Dye, plays running back at Oregon.[12]

His brother, Tony Dye, played free safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, for coach Mike Zimmer, Troy's coach in Minnesota. [13]

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. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "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. ^ "Vikings Sign LB Todd Davis; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. September 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Vikings Activate Dantzler From Reserve / COVID-19 List, Announce Other Roster Moves". Vikings.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. April 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Troy Dye using familiar (and familial) template to get early playing time". espn. September 6, 2016.

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