{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Travis Dye | currentteam = | number = | position = Running back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|24}} | birth_place = Norco, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 200 | highlights = * Second-team All-Pac-12 (2022) | high_school = Norco | college = Oregon (2018–2021)<br>USC (2022) | undraftedyear = 2023 | pastteams = * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2023}})* | status = | pfr = DyexTr01 }}

'''Travis Dye''' (born August 24, 1999) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans, and signed with the New York Jets after going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft.

==Early years== Dye attended Norco High School in Norco, California. As a senior, he was the Big VIII League Offensive Player of the Year after he had 2,383 rushing yards on 255 carries with 34 touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.registerguard.com/story/sports/2021/11/10/oregon-ducks-running-back-travis-dye-heart-and-soul-offense/6356083001/ | title=Oregon running back Travis Dye the 'heart and soul' of the Ducks offense }}</ref> He committed to the University of Oregon to play college football.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/2017/04/travis_dye_3-star_rb_and_broth.html | title=Travis Dye, 3-star RB and brother of LB Troy Dye, commits to Oregon Ducks | date=9 April 2017 }}</ref>

==College career== Dye played at Oregon from 2018 to 2021. As a true freshman in 2018, he played in all 13 games with two starts as a backup to CJ Verdell. He rushed for 739 yards on 140 carries with four touchdowns. He was again Verdell's backup in 2019, rushing for 658 yards over 106 carries in 14 games and three starts. Dye appeared in all seven games with three starts in 2020 and had 443 rushing yards on 64 carries with a touchdown. He was Oregon's leading rusher his final year there in 2021, finishing with 1,271 yards over 211 carries with 16 touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/21/usc-lands-oregon-rb-transfer-travis-dye-as-offensive-overhaul-continues/ | title=USC lands Oregon RB transfer Travis Dye as offensive overhaul continues | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2021/10/its-on-my-shoulders-travis-dye-says-hes-ready-for-leading-role-of-oregon-ducks-rushing-attack.html | title='It's on my shoulders': Travis Dye says he's ready for leading role of Oregon Ducks' rushing attack | date=11 October 2021 }}</ref>

Prior to the 2022 season, Dye transferred to the University of Southern California (USC).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33117858/former-oregon-ducks-rb-travis-dye-transfers-usc-trojans | title=Former Oregon RB Dye transfers to USC Trojans | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2022/01/oregon-ducks-running-back-travis-dye-commits-to-transfer-to-usc.html | title=Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye commits to transfer to USC | date=21 January 2022 }}</ref>

===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Kick returns |- ! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Rec !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Att !! Yards !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2018 !! Oregon | 13 || 2 || 140 || 739 || 5.3 || 4 || 12 || 69 || 5.8 || 1 || 2 || 29 || 14.5 || 0 |- ! 2019 !! Oregon | '''14''' || 3 || 106 || 658 || 6.2 || 0 || 16 || 159 || 9.9 || 1 || '''13''' || '''276''' || '''21.2''' || 0 |- ! 2020 !! Oregon | 7 || 3 || 64 || 443 || '''6.9''' || 1 || 9 || 239 || '''26.6''' || '''4''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 |- ! 2021 !! Oregon | '''14''' || '''10''' || '''211''' || '''1,271''' || 6.0 || '''16''' || '''46''' || '''402''' || 8.7 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 |- ! 2022 !! USC | 7 || 7 || 101 || 647 || 6.4 || 7 || 16 || 157 || 9.8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"|Career<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/travis-dye-1.html|title=Travis Dye College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> !! 55 !! 25 !! 622 !! 3,758 !! 6.0 !! 28 !! 99 !! 1,026 !! 10.4 !! 8 !! 15 !! 305 !! 20.3 !! 0 |}

==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 10 | weight = 201 | dash = 4.82 | ten split = 1.71 | twenty split = 2.83 | vertical = 27.0 | broad ft = 8 | broad in = 11 | bench = 16 | arm span = 28 7/8 | hand span = 9 1/4 | note = Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/travis-dye/32004459-4525-6368-cb85-619138146a89 |title=Travis Dye Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027998&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Travis Dye College Football Profile |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}

Dye was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-13-undrafted-free-agents-2023|first1=Ethan|last1=Greenberg|first2=Jack|last2=Bell|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=May 5, 2023}}</ref> He was waived by the Jets on August 29.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Cuts: Jets Move 31 More to Get Their Roster to 53 Players|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-53-man-roster-2023-season|author1=Lange, Randy|author2=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=August 29, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life== Dye's brothers, Troy and Tony, have played in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2021/11/travis-dye-forging-his-own-legacy-as-heart-and-soul-for-no-4-oregon-ducks.html | title=Travis Dye forging his own legacy as 'heart and soul' for No. 4 Oregon Ducks | date=5 November 2021 }}</ref> His father, Mark, played in Minor League Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 NFL Draft Prospects With Baseball Ties|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-nfl-draft-prospects-with-baseball-ties/?amphtml|access-date=June 12, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|date=27 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/travis-dye/10545 Oregon Ducks bio] *[https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/roster/travis-dye/12799 USC Trojans bio]

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