| Tony Dye Scouting Report |
| Tony Dye - UCLA (HT: 5-11 - WT: 205) |
Positives -- Physical and willing tackler, is not scared away by bigger players and has good bulk at 215 pounds, led the Bruins with 96 tackles 2010 and earned team co-Defensive MVP honors with Akeem Ayers... Has the ability to read elite quarterbacks and jump routes; picked off Matt Barkley in 2010 for
his only career interception... Looked better than 2011 second round pick Rahim Moore in 12 starts at strong safety as a junior... Team leader on the defensive side of the ball... Started 26 games at strong safety in his first three seasons with UCLA before moving to free safety following Moore declaring a year early for the draft; was recruited as a cornerback, has played every position in the defensive backfield... Played against elite talent in the Pac-12... Can be a good player on special teams in the NFL if he can stay healthy.
Negatives -- Not an instinctive player, gets fooled by play action often... Very stiff hips and slow recovery speed; combined with his poor instincts, Dye finds himself out of position often... Does not possess elite size and speed, may need to try and bulk up into a linebacker, does not have an NFL career at the safety position... Leads with his shoulder too often, needs to be more confident wrapping players up... Inconsistent with angles taken to the ball carrier, likely a product of poor speed... Gets taken out of plays too easily by blockers... Inconsistent production due in part to his play and in part to injury problems... Injury history will push down his draft stock, which is already low to begin with; at best a late round pick who risks being an undrafted free agent... Does not have much upside; lack of pure physical tools and injury history will likely limit any NFL career Dye has.
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At UCLA -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Appeared in seven games with five starts in an injury-filled season... On the watch lists for the Lott Trophy (top defensive player), Nagurski (most outstanding defensive player), Bednarik (top defender) and Thorpe (top defensive back) Awards... Recorded 10 tackles in the opener at Houston but developed neck soreness which hindered his play over the next couple of contests against San Jose State and Texas... He sat out seven games and returned to start against Colorado (two tackles) and at USC where he recorded two tackles, before leaving the game with an ankle injury... He sat out the Pac-12 Championship game due to the ankle injury... Was ruled academically ineligible for the bowl game against Illinois. 2010: Defensive co-winner of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player... Also earned Pac-10 honorable mention acclaim... Started all 12 games at strong safety... Led team with 96 tackles and his 8.00 average was ranked fourth (tied) in Pac-10... Also led team with nine pass break ups... Made a career-high 15 tackles in opener at Kansas State... Had seven stops and broke up a pass against Stanford... Six tackles, one for loss, and broke up one pass at Texas... Made a team-high seven tackles in win against WSU... Second on squad with 10 tackles at Cal... Seven stops at Oregon... Led team with 11 tackles against Arizona... Topped team at Arizona State with seven tackles, all solos, including 2.0 for loss and broke up one pass... Led team with 13 stops against USC, 0.5 for loss, and made his first career interception.
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