Troy Dye

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.

Troy Dye
No. 45 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-18) September 18, 1996
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, 2018, 2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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 size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
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.

Personal life

His brother, Travis Dye, plays running back at Oregon.[10]

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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. 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. "Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. April 9, 2017.
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