Troy Dye

Troy Dye

LB

#45

Experience: R

Height: 6-3

Age: 24

Weight: 231 lbs

College: Oregon

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

5
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

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SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2020	Minnesota Vikings	6	2	10	5	5	0		1						0
TOTAL		6	2	10	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	NaN	0	0	0	0

Biography

• Only player in Oregon history to lead the team in tackles 4 straight seasons (2016-19) and finished 3rd in program history in career tackles (397) and tied for 4th in tackles for loss (44.0).

OFF THE FIELD

• Father, Mark, played football at San Jose State and spent time in Houston Astros minor league system.

• Older brother, Tony, was a S at UCLA and played in the NFL from 2012-14, including with the Bengals where he played for Mike Zimmer. Tony was also a hockey standout, playing on Team USA in the Junior Olympics, and was offered a scholarship from prep powerhouse Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, MN.

• Older brother, Jordan, played WR at Sterling College in Kansas and younger brother, Travis, is a junior RB at Oregon.

PRO

• Drafted by Minnesota in the 4th Round (#132).

• Joins 4 other Oregon players on the 2020 Vikings.

• Only player in Oregon history to lead the team in tackles 4 straight seasons (2016-19) and finished 3rd in program history in career tackles (397) and tied for 4th in tackles for loss (44.0).

OFF THE FIELD

• Father, Mark, played football at San Jose State and spent time in Houston Astros minor league system.

• Older brother, Tony, was a S at UCLA and played in the NFL from 2012-14, including with the Bengals where he played for Mike Zimmer. Tony was also a hockey standout, playing on Team USA in the Junior Olympics, and was offered a scholarship from prep powerhouse Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, MN.

• Older brother, Jordan, played WR at Sterling College in Kansas and younger brother, Travis, is a junior RB at Oregon.

PRO

• Drafted by Minnesota in the 4th Round (#132).

• Joins 4 other Oregon players on the 2020 Vikings.

COLLEGE

• Left UO 2nd among Power Five players with 397 career tackles and had 19 games with 10+ tackles, tying a school record.

• Started 48 of 50 career games for Ducks, notching 397 tackles, 15 sacks, 5 INTs, 14 PBU, 44 TFL, 3 FF, 1 FR. Best season was 2018 with 115 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 INT. Started 39 straight games from 2017-19.

• Named AP All-Pac-12 1st Team in 2019, Coaches All-Pac-12 2nd Team in 2017 and 2018 and Coaches All-Pac-12 honorable mention in 2016.

• Played the final 8 games of his career with a cast on his right hand due to a broken thumb and finished his senior season.

• Helped Oregon improve its record every year on campus going 4-8 in 2016, 7-6 in 2017 (Las Vegas Bowl loss to Boise State), 9-4 in 2018 (RedBox Bowl win over Michigan State) and 12-2 in 2019 (Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin).

PREP

• Enrolled early at Oregon in January 2016, a consensus 3-star.

• First-team All-CIF and Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Big VIII League as a senior.

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