Troy Dye is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Dye in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dye's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Troy Dye
Top 37% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
Height6'3"
Weight225 lb
BornSep 18, 1996
Age29
CollegeOregonSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2020
Draft2020 · Rd 4, Pick 132 · MIN
A linebacker with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 25 · #2898 · Role PlayerWorth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +12
3 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 25
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | — | MIN | 9 | — | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 202 | 31.8% | 142 | 53.2% | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 106.2 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | MIN | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 54 | 24.0% | 326 | 67.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 95.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | — | MIN | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 40 | 18.0% | 330 | 67.0% | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 49.3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | MIN | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 112 | 21.8% | 296 | 77.4% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 95.8 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | LAC | 10 | — | 52 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 318 | 34.4% | 368 | 78.9% | 20 | 17 | 0.8 | 88.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 56 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 471 | 48.0% | 282 | 67.6% | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 125.0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 161 | 80 | 81 | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,197 | 29.7% | 1,744 | 68.6% | 64 | 49 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 16 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 2 | 0* | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 3 | 0* | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | MIN | 7 | 0* | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 28 | LAC | 10 | 0* | 52 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 29 | LAC | 15 | 0* | 56 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Career | 46 | 161 | 80 | 81 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | MIN | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 202 | 31.8% | 142 | 53.2% |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 54 | 24.0% | 326 | 67.2% |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 40 | 18.0% | 330 | 67.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | MIN | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 112 | 21.8% | 296 | 77.4% |
| 2024 | 28 | LAC | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 318 | 34.4% | 368 | 78.9% |
| 2025 | 29 | LAC | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 471 | 48.0% | 282 | 67.6% |
| Career | 93 | — | — | 1,197 | — | 1,744 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | MIN | 11 | 0* | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 106.2 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 95.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 26 | MIN | 17 | 0* | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 49.3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | MIN | 15 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 95.8 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 28 | LAC | 17 | 0* | 20 | 17 | 0.8 | 88.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 29 | LAC | 16 | 0* | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 125.0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Career | 93 | 64 | 49 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 16 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 39.9
Availability 13.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2020bestavg 512025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+44
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.047Snap share29.7%Def snaps1,197ReliableCV 0.35
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl10Solo7Ast3PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Harrison SmithFS4yKirk CousinsQB4yAndrew DePaolaLS4yC.J. HamFB4yBrian O'NeillOT4yJosh MetellusSAF4yJustin JeffersonWR4yGarrett BradburyC4yAlexander MattisonRB4yD.J. WonnumLB4yOlisaemeka UdohOT4yK.J. OsbornWR4yAdam ThielenWR3yDanielle HunterDE3yEric KendricksMLB3yTyler ConklinTE3yAnthony BarrOLB3yGreg JosephK3yDalvin CookRB3yCamryn BynumSAF3yEzra ClevelandG3yKris BoydCB3yJames LynchDT3yChristian DarrisawOT3y
2020 Draft Class· this player went #132
#122Jacob EasonQB#123Reggie Robinson IICB#124Anthony McFarlandRB#126Charlie HeckOT#127K'Von WallaceSAF#128Gabe DavisWR#130James LynchDT#131Rashard LawrenceDT#133Colby ParkinsonTE#134Jaylinn HawkinsSAF#135Kevin DotsonG#136Brycen HopkinsTE#137Josiah ScottCB#138L'Jarius SneedSAF#139Amik RobertsonCB#140Shaquille QuartermanLB
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 2024team change
Joined LAC (from MIN)
- 2020draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 132
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 225 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIN | 0 | W17Questionable· Wrist |
| 2020 | MIN | 1 | W16Out· Concussion / Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
50
peak 55
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2020
D2023
C+2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
92%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | 3 | 48+21 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1.9 | 32+19 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 52 | 5.2 | 88+36 | 5.2 |
| 2025 | 56 | 3.7 | 63+7 | 3.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
25 career value over replacement — #2898 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #132 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2020 · +16.5 vs expected KV-H
50actual
33.5 expected · Δ+16.5
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