2022 USC Football Roster
Roster
Dye, Travis
Jersey Number 26
Travis Dye
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Norco, CA
- High School:
- Norco HS / Oregon
Bio
CAREER: In his 4-year (2018-21) career at Oregon while appearing in 48 games (with 19 starts), he ran for 3,111 yards (fifth most in school history) on 521 carries (6.0 avg) with 21 TDs, caught 83 passes for 869 yards (10.5 avg) with 8 TDs, returned 15 kickoffs for 305 yards (20.3 avg), had 5 punt returns for 52 yards (10.4 avg), made 2 tackles and was 0-of-1 passing. He had 7 100-yard rushing games and 4,337 all-purpose yards in his career.
2022: Dye, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2022 from Oregon, will compete for playing time in the running back rotation as a redshirt senior in 2022.
OREGON: Dye was Oregon’s rushing and receiving leader as a senior running back in 2021 while appearing in all 14 games, with 11 starts (all but Ohio State and Stanford). He made All-Pac-12 honorable mention and AP All-Pac-12 second team. He ran for 1,271 yards on 211 carries (6.0 avg) with 16 TDs and caught 46 passes for 402 yards (8.7 avg) with 2 TDs in 2021. His 1,672 all-purpose yards were the most in the Pac-12 in 2021. He ran for 64 yards on 13 carries with a TD and caught a 5-yard pass against Fresno State, then had 43 yards on 8 tries with a TD and also a 10-yard reception at Ohio State. He then ran for 87 yards on 15 carries with a TD and caught a 4-yard pass against Stony Brook, added 92 yards on 5 rushes and had a 22-yard reception versus Arizona and gained 96 yards on 19 carries and caught 4 passes for 39 yards at Stanford. He rushed for 145 yards on 19 carries with a TD and caught 7 passes for 73 yards against California (the first Pac-12 player since Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with at least 140 rushing yards and 70 passing yards in a game), had 35 yards on 14 attempts with 4 TDs (the touchdowns were on consecutive carries, an NCAA record) and grabbed 4 passes for 36 yards at UCLA, and ran for 47 yards on 13 carries with 2 TDs and caught 5 passes for 75 yards with a TD against Colorado. He rushed for a career-best 211 yards on 28 tries with a TD and had 2 receptions for 13 yards at Washington. He gained 88 yards on 18 carries with a TD and caught 6 passes for 25 yards with a TD against Washington State, then had 29 yards on 6 carries and caught a 6-yard pass at Utah, had 99 yards on 20 rushes with 2 TDs and 4 catches for 39 yards against Oregon State and 82 yards on 15 carries with a TD and 4 receptions for 27 yards versus Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He ran for 153 yards on 18 carries with a TD and caught 5 passes for 28 yards against Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl.
He made All-Pac-12 honorable mention as a 2020 junior when he appeared in all 7 games, with 3 starts (California, USC, Iowa State). He led Oregon in rushing with 443 yards on 64 carries (6.9 avg) with a TD and also had 9 receptions for 239 yards (26.6 avg) with a team-best 4 TDs and returned 3 punts for 40 yards (13.3 avg). He had 78 yards on 6 carries with a TD against Stanford, then had 54 yards on 5 tries, 2 receptions for 87 yards with 2 TD catches (including a 71-yarder) and a 6-yard punt return at Washington State. He had 40 yards on 10 carries, caught a 32-yard TD pass and returned 2 punts for 34 yards against UCLA. He ran for 93 yards on 12 carries at Oregon State. He rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries and caught 2 passes for 85 yards at California. He ran for 55 yards on 11 carries and had 3 receptions for 17 yards with a TD at USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He gained 52 yards on 8 carries and added an 18-yard reception against Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl.
As a 2019 sophomore while appearing in all 14 games and starting 3 times (Montana, Oregon State, Utah), he ran for 658 yards on 106 carries (6.2 avg), had 16 receptions for 159 yards (9.9 avg) with a TD and returned 13 kickoffs for 276 yards (21.2 avg), giving him 1,093 all-purpose yards. He had 23 yards on 6 carries along with a 7-yard reception and a 24-yard kickoff return against Auburn, then 28 yards on 6 tries, 2 catches for 21 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 27 yards against Nevada. He had 101 yards on 17 carries, 2 catches for 21 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 27 yards versus Montana. He had a 1-yard carry, a 24-yard reception and a 22-yard kickoff return at Stanford. He rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries, caught a pass for minus 3 yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 52 yards against California. He had 54 yards on 3 rushes and a 21-yard kickoff return versus Colorado. He ran for 51 yards on 8 attempts, had 2 receptions for 9 yards and 2 kickoff runbacks for 41 yards at Washington. He gained 8 yards on 3 rushes and had a 24-yard kickoff return versus Washington State. He ran for 75 yards on 12 tries and caught 2 passes for 11 yards at USC. He rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries and caught 2 passes for 38 yards with a TD against Arizona. He gained 58 yards on 5 carries, had 2 receptions for 20 yards and returned a kickoff 19 yards at Arizona State. He had 91 yards on 12 carries and caught a 10-yard pass against Oregon State. He had 13 yards on 3 rushes against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game and had a 3-yard carry against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
Dye, who enrolled at Oregon in the spring of 2018 after graduating a semester early from high school, rushed for 739 yards on 140 carries (5.3 avg) with 4 TDs, caught 12 passes for 69 yards (5.8 avg) with a TD, returned 2 kickoffs for 29 yards (14.5 avg) and ran back 2 punts for 12 yards (6.0 avg) as a first-year freshman in 2018 while appearing in all 13 games, with 2 starts (Arizona State and Oregon State). He had a trio of 100-yard rushing outings. He had 37 yards on 7 carries, an 18-yard kickoff return and 1-yard punt return against Bowling Green, then had 58 yards on 4 carries with a TD, 2 receptions for 17 yards and an 11-yard punt return against Portland State. He ran for 16 yards on 7 carries and had a 4-yard catch versus Stanford, then rushed for 115 yards on 20 carries with a TD and had an 11-yard catch at California. He gained 67 yards on 15 attempts and caught a 7-yard pass against Washington, then had 3 rushes for minus 3 yards at Washington State. He ran for 23 yards on 5 carries and had 2 receptions for 19 yards at Arizona, then gained 12 yards on 5 tries and had a 7-yard catch against UCLA. He had 66 yards on 9 carries and caught 2 passes for 8 yards with a TD at Utah. He ran for 105 yards on 18 carries at Arizona State. He set an Oregon freshman game rushing yardage record with 199 yards on 33 carries with 2 TDs at Oregon State and also caught a 4-yard pass. He ran for 18 yards on 6 carries, caught a pass for minus 8 yards and had an 11-yard kickoff return against Michigan State in the San Francisco Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was 2017 All-CIF Division 2 and Big VIII League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior running back at Norco (Calif.) High when he ran for 2,383 yards on 255 carries (9.3 avg) with 34 TDs, with 9 games of 100-plus rushing yards, and also caught 13 passes for 135 yards (10.4 avg) with 2 TDs, had a 92-yard scoring kickoff return and made 3 tackles and a fumble recovery.
As a 2016 junior, he had 1,878 yards on 259 carries (7.3 avg) with 15 TDs, getting 8 100-yard rushing games, and also caught 29 passes for 465 yards (16.1 avg) with 6 TDs, completed 3 of 6 passes (50.0%) for 14 yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 21 yards (10.5 avg).
He ran for 844 yards on 94 attempts (9.0 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 16 passes for 162 yards (10.1 avg) with 1 TD as a 2015 sophomore.
He also played lacrosse at Norco.
PERSONAL: He is currently working on his master’s degree in gerontology at USC. His brother, Troy, was a 4-year (2016-19) starting linebacker at Oregon (he led the Ducks in tackles each year) and now is with the Minnesota Vikings (2020-21). His brother, Tony, was a safety at UCLA (2008-11), where he started for 3 seasons and led the Bruins in tackles in 2010, and then played with the Cincinnati Bengals (2012-13); he also played hockey for Team USA in the Junior Olympics. His brother, Jordan, was a wide receiver at Sterling College (2015-17). His father, Mark, played football at San Jose State (1988-89) and spent time in the Houston Astros minor league system.
2022: Dye, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2022 from Oregon, will compete for playing time in the running back rotation as a redshirt senior in 2022.
OREGON: Dye was Oregon’s rushing and receiving leader as a senior running back in 2021 while appearing in all 14 games, with 11 starts (all but Ohio State and Stanford). He made All-Pac-12 honorable mention and AP All-Pac-12 second team. He ran for 1,271 yards on 211 carries (6.0 avg) with 16 TDs and caught 46 passes for 402 yards (8.7 avg) with 2 TDs in 2021. His 1,672 all-purpose yards were the most in the Pac-12 in 2021. He ran for 64 yards on 13 carries with a TD and caught a 5-yard pass against Fresno State, then had 43 yards on 8 tries with a TD and also a 10-yard reception at Ohio State. He then ran for 87 yards on 15 carries with a TD and caught a 4-yard pass against Stony Brook, added 92 yards on 5 rushes and had a 22-yard reception versus Arizona and gained 96 yards on 19 carries and caught 4 passes for 39 yards at Stanford. He rushed for 145 yards on 19 carries with a TD and caught 7 passes for 73 yards against California (the first Pac-12 player since Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with at least 140 rushing yards and 70 passing yards in a game), had 35 yards on 14 attempts with 4 TDs (the touchdowns were on consecutive carries, an NCAA record) and grabbed 4 passes for 36 yards at UCLA, and ran for 47 yards on 13 carries with 2 TDs and caught 5 passes for 75 yards with a TD against Colorado. He rushed for a career-best 211 yards on 28 tries with a TD and had 2 receptions for 13 yards at Washington. He gained 88 yards on 18 carries with a TD and caught 6 passes for 25 yards with a TD against Washington State, then had 29 yards on 6 carries and caught a 6-yard pass at Utah, had 99 yards on 20 rushes with 2 TDs and 4 catches for 39 yards against Oregon State and 82 yards on 15 carries with a TD and 4 receptions for 27 yards versus Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He ran for 153 yards on 18 carries with a TD and caught 5 passes for 28 yards against Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl.
He made All-Pac-12 honorable mention as a 2020 junior when he appeared in all 7 games, with 3 starts (California, USC, Iowa State). He led Oregon in rushing with 443 yards on 64 carries (6.9 avg) with a TD and also had 9 receptions for 239 yards (26.6 avg) with a team-best 4 TDs and returned 3 punts for 40 yards (13.3 avg). He had 78 yards on 6 carries with a TD against Stanford, then had 54 yards on 5 tries, 2 receptions for 87 yards with 2 TD catches (including a 71-yarder) and a 6-yard punt return at Washington State. He had 40 yards on 10 carries, caught a 32-yard TD pass and returned 2 punts for 34 yards against UCLA. He ran for 93 yards on 12 carries at Oregon State. He rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries and caught 2 passes for 85 yards at California. He ran for 55 yards on 11 carries and had 3 receptions for 17 yards with a TD at USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He gained 52 yards on 8 carries and added an 18-yard reception against Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl.
As a 2019 sophomore while appearing in all 14 games and starting 3 times (Montana, Oregon State, Utah), he ran for 658 yards on 106 carries (6.2 avg), had 16 receptions for 159 yards (9.9 avg) with a TD and returned 13 kickoffs for 276 yards (21.2 avg), giving him 1,093 all-purpose yards. He had 23 yards on 6 carries along with a 7-yard reception and a 24-yard kickoff return against Auburn, then 28 yards on 6 tries, 2 catches for 21 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 27 yards against Nevada. He had 101 yards on 17 carries, 2 catches for 21 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 27 yards versus Montana. He had a 1-yard carry, a 24-yard reception and a 22-yard kickoff return at Stanford. He rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries, caught a pass for minus 3 yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 52 yards against California. He had 54 yards on 3 rushes and a 21-yard kickoff return versus Colorado. He ran for 51 yards on 8 attempts, had 2 receptions for 9 yards and 2 kickoff runbacks for 41 yards at Washington. He gained 8 yards on 3 rushes and had a 24-yard kickoff return versus Washington State. He ran for 75 yards on 12 tries and caught 2 passes for 11 yards at USC. He rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries and caught 2 passes for 38 yards with a TD against Arizona. He gained 58 yards on 5 carries, had 2 receptions for 20 yards and returned a kickoff 19 yards at Arizona State. He had 91 yards on 12 carries and caught a 10-yard pass against Oregon State. He had 13 yards on 3 rushes against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game and had a 3-yard carry against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
Dye, who enrolled at Oregon in the spring of 2018 after graduating a semester early from high school, rushed for 739 yards on 140 carries (5.3 avg) with 4 TDs, caught 12 passes for 69 yards (5.8 avg) with a TD, returned 2 kickoffs for 29 yards (14.5 avg) and ran back 2 punts for 12 yards (6.0 avg) as a first-year freshman in 2018 while appearing in all 13 games, with 2 starts (Arizona State and Oregon State). He had a trio of 100-yard rushing outings. He had 37 yards on 7 carries, an 18-yard kickoff return and 1-yard punt return against Bowling Green, then had 58 yards on 4 carries with a TD, 2 receptions for 17 yards and an 11-yard punt return against Portland State. He ran for 16 yards on 7 carries and had a 4-yard catch versus Stanford, then rushed for 115 yards on 20 carries with a TD and had an 11-yard catch at California. He gained 67 yards on 15 attempts and caught a 7-yard pass against Washington, then had 3 rushes for minus 3 yards at Washington State. He ran for 23 yards on 5 carries and had 2 receptions for 19 yards at Arizona, then gained 12 yards on 5 tries and had a 7-yard catch against UCLA. He had 66 yards on 9 carries and caught 2 passes for 8 yards with a TD at Utah. He ran for 105 yards on 18 carries at Arizona State. He set an Oregon freshman game rushing yardage record with 199 yards on 33 carries with 2 TDs at Oregon State and also caught a 4-yard pass. He ran for 18 yards on 6 carries, caught a pass for minus 8 yards and had an 11-yard kickoff return against Michigan State in the San Francisco Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was 2017 All-CIF Division 2 and Big VIII League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior running back at Norco (Calif.) High when he ran for 2,383 yards on 255 carries (9.3 avg) with 34 TDs, with 9 games of 100-plus rushing yards, and also caught 13 passes for 135 yards (10.4 avg) with 2 TDs, had a 92-yard scoring kickoff return and made 3 tackles and a fumble recovery.
As a 2016 junior, he had 1,878 yards on 259 carries (7.3 avg) with 15 TDs, getting 8 100-yard rushing games, and also caught 29 passes for 465 yards (16.1 avg) with 6 TDs, completed 3 of 6 passes (50.0%) for 14 yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 21 yards (10.5 avg).
He ran for 844 yards on 94 attempts (9.0 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 16 passes for 162 yards (10.1 avg) with 1 TD as a 2015 sophomore.
He also played lacrosse at Norco.
PERSONAL: He is currently working on his master’s degree in gerontology at USC. His brother, Troy, was a 4-year (2016-19) starting linebacker at Oregon (he led the Ducks in tackles each year) and now is with the Minnesota Vikings (2020-21). His brother, Tony, was a safety at UCLA (2008-11), where he started for 3 seasons and led the Bruins in tackles in 2010, and then played with the Cincinnati Bengals (2012-13); he also played hockey for Team USA in the Junior Olympics. His brother, Jordan, was a wide receiver at Sterling College (2015-17). His father, Mark, played football at San Jose State (1988-89) and spent time in the Houston Astros minor league system.
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