Troy Dye
 Dye with the Oregon Ducks in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 43 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 18, 1996 Norco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Norco | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 4th round, 132nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||||||||
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.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Los Angeles Chargers bio
- Oregon Ducks bio
- Troy Dye on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).