 Dye with the Oregon Ducks in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 43 –Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1996-09-18)September 18, 1996 (age 28) Norco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Norco (CA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020: 4th round, 132nd pick | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Troy Dye (born September 18, 1996) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theLos Angeles Chargers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atOregon.
Dye attendedNorco High School inNorco, California where he would playsafety. By his senior year he had 105 tackles and fourinterceptions. He committed to theUniversity of Oregon to playcollege football.[1]
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 the2019 NFL draft.[6][7][8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft3+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 fromNFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Dye was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the2020 NFL draft.[11] He was placed oninjured reserve on September 24, 2020.[12] He was activated on October 31, 2020.[13]
On March 18, 2024, Dye signed with theLos 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]
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]