Travis Dye
Travis Dye
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 149 rush yds, 18 rec yds against Washington State — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 2,892 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Wayne Taulapapa’s 2022 season.
Matches Wayne on
Differs from Wayne on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Brown’s path through Virginia.
Matches Xavier on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Wayne Taulapapa's graduate season at Washington (2022).
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Differs from Wayne on
Player DNA
Players who play like Travis Dye
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2022
#55
Heisman watch (#55) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2022+20%
Modest growth (20%) across the multi-season window.