Troy Dye (born September 18, 1996) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early years

Dye attended Norco High School in

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where he would play safety. By his senior year he had 105 tackles and four

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. He committed to the

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to play college football.

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. 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. 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. Dye returned for his senior year in 2019, rather than enter the

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Professional career

Dye was drafted by the

in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, 2020. He was activated on October 31, 2020.

Personal life

His brother,

Travis Dye Travis Dye (born August 24, 1999) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon Ducks football, Oregon and USC Trojans football, USC. Early years Dye attended Norco High School in Norco, Californ ...

, plays running back at USC. His brother, Tony Dye, played free safety for the Cincinnati Bengals, for coach Mike Zimmer, Troy's former coach in Minnesota.

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dye, Troy 1996 births Living people Players of American football from Norco, California American football linebackers Oregon Ducks football players Minnesota Vikings players Norco High School alumni