Troy Dye
American football player (born 1996)
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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.
Norco, California, U.S.
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. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed 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 2025 | |||||||||||||
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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
| 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
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
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 17 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAC | 17 | 5 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAC | 16 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 20 | 195 | 106 | 89 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
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]