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.
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No. 45 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Norco, California | September 18, 1996||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Norco (CA) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 132 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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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
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 | ||
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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) |
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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
- "Troy Dye, 3-star safety, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. July 2, 2015.
- "Alexander: Oregon's Troy Dye realizes change can be good". July 29, 2017.
- "Oregon's Troy Dye the underclassman leader on defense".
- Alger, Tyson. "Amid constant change, Troy Dye is the steadying leader of a..." The Athletic.
- "Will "freak athlete" Troy Dye return for his senior season?". NBC Sports Northwest. December 17, 2018.
- Thorburn, Ryan. "Oregon Ducks star linebacker Troy Dye will return for senior season". The Register-Guard.
- http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Justin Herbert, Troy Dye are back to complete Oregon's rise". The Washington Times.
- Register-Guard, Ryan ThorburnThe (Eugene). "Ducks' Troy Dye plans to leave Oregon football with 'no regrets". The Bulletin.
- "Troy Dye Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "Vikings Sign LB Todd Davis; Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. September 24, 2020.
- "Vikings Activate Dantzler From Reserve / COVID-19 List, Announce Other Roster Moves". Vikings.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. April 9, 2017.
- "Troy Dye using familiar (and familial) template to get early playing time". espn. September 6, 2016.