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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Oregon
Troy Dye
LB • 6'4" • 226 lbs • Norco, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Troy Dye shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UC Davis
Player Story
Troy Dye built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Norco, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Troy Dye's career was his defensive production: 383 tackles,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 132
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Troy Dye, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon. Troy Dye shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 383
- TFL
- 41.5
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 14
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Troy Dye Oregon Highlights
2019 · Oregon · Player Highlight
Troy Dye college highlights at Oregon.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Troy Dye quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · LB
- Career Tackles
- 383
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Oregon
- Top game
- UC Davis
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 26 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · LB 122nd (top 10%) · Pac-12 15th (top 3%) · National 166th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 91 | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 78.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 103 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 78.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oregon | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 11 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 75 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 68.1 |
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Troy Dye played LB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Troy Dye recorded 383 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Oregon paired 23.5 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 52.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Oregon
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
52.4
Usage
11.9
Consistency
63.9
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 2. Bowling Green: 3. Portland State: 0. San José State: 0. Stanford: 1. California: 2.5. Washington: 2. Washington State: 1. Arizona: 1. UCLA: 2. Arizona State: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 8 by 53.3. Bowling Green: 8 by 63.3. Portland State: 5 by 20.8. San José State: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 7 by 39.2. California: 11 by 70.8. Washington: 10 by 61.7. Washington State: 12 by 60. Arizona: 13 by 60. UCLA: 10 by 61.7. Arizona State: 12 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 7-6 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Arizona State10+ tackles | W 31-29 | 12 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs UCLA10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-21 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Arizona10+ tackles | L 15-44 | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Washington State10+ tackles | L 20-34 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Washington10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | @ California10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-24 | 11 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Stanford | L 31-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs San José State | W 35-22 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Portland State | W 62-14 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 58-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Troy Dye story
Troy Dye built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Norco, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Troy Dye's career was his defensive production: 383 tackles, 41.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Oregon. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Troy Dye's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Troy Dye moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oregon
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Oregon | 23.5 | 59.7 | 17.3 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Oregon | 24 | 52.8 | 13 | 0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon | 24 | 52.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oregon | 16 | 52.4 | 11.9 | -8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 16 | 52.4 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 22 | 42.6 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 22 | 42.6 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UC Davis
Week 1 · W 53-28
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern Utah
Week 1 · W 77-21
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Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 77-6
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 58-24
3
Havoc Plays
85.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah
Week 15 · W 37-15 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Oregon
23.5 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 17.3 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Oregon
78.2
24 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Oregon
78.2
24 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
25
Impact games
26
Splash games
19
10+ tackle games
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