Dye Named To Bednarik Award Watch List
07/15/19 | Football
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Oregon senior linebacker Troy Dye has earned a spot on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List for the second consecutive year, announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday.
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The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995.
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Dye returned for his senior season after leading Oregon in tackles for the third consecutive year in 2018. He became the first Oregon player with 100 tackles in back-to-back seasons since Michael Clay (2011-12) and the 15th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles. Dye will be one of just two FBS players, and the only Power 5 player, returning in 2019 to lead his team in tackles each of the last three seasons (91 in 2016, 107 in 2017 and 115 in 2018).
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A two-time Pac-12 All-Conference choice, Dye will lead Oregon into its season opener against Auburn on Aug. 31 at AT&T Stadium on ABC's Saturday Night Football. In three career season openers, Dye has totaled 29 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions.
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Career NotablesÂ
» Enters senior season third among current FBS players with 313 tackles.
» Needs 121 tackles to become Oregon's all-time career leader.
» Has led the team in tackles 19 of 37 career games.
» Ranks second in program history with double-digit tackles in 17 games.
» One of three FBS players with at least 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2017.
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Preseason Honors
» Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
» Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
» Athlon Sports All-America second team
» Phil Steele All-America second team
» Athlon Sports Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele Pac-12 first team
» No. 85 on Sports Illustrated Top 100 PlayersÂ
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The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995.
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Dye returned for his senior season after leading Oregon in tackles for the third consecutive year in 2018. He became the first Oregon player with 100 tackles in back-to-back seasons since Michael Clay (2011-12) and the 15th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles. Dye will be one of just two FBS players, and the only Power 5 player, returning in 2019 to lead his team in tackles each of the last three seasons (91 in 2016, 107 in 2017 and 115 in 2018).
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A two-time Pac-12 All-Conference choice, Dye will lead Oregon into its season opener against Auburn on Aug. 31 at AT&T Stadium on ABC's Saturday Night Football. In three career season openers, Dye has totaled 29 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions.
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Career NotablesÂ
» Enters senior season third among current FBS players with 313 tackles.
» Needs 121 tackles to become Oregon's all-time career leader.
» Has led the team in tackles 19 of 37 career games.
» Ranks second in program history with double-digit tackles in 17 games.
» One of three FBS players with at least 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2017.
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Preseason Honors
» Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
» Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
» Athlon Sports All-America second team
» Phil Steele All-America second team
» Athlon Sports Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele Pac-12 first team
» No. 85 on Sports Illustrated Top 100 PlayersÂ
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