Ryder Varga

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)

Ryder Varga
Career information
No. 48 BC Lions
Varga with the Lions in 2023
Born:	(1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 24) Regina, Saskatchewan
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
University	Regina
CFL draft	2022, Round: 3, Pick: 29
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
2022	BC Lions*
2023–present	BC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards
Honours	First Team All-Canadian (2022)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Ryder Varga (born April 30, 1999) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Varga played U Sports football for the Regina Rams from 2017 to 2022.^[1]^[2] He played in 32 games where he had 157 total tackles, seven sacks, and four forced fumbles.^[3]

Professional career

Varga was drafted in the third round, 29th overall, by the BC Lions in the 2022 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 11, 2022.^[4] However, following training camp, he returned to Regina for his final year of eligibility.

Varga re-signed with the Lions on November 28, 2022.^[3] He made the team following training camp in 2023 and played in the team's season opening game on June 8, 2023, against the Calgary Stampeders.^[5] He played in all 18 regular season games where he had nine defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, and one quarterback sack.^[2]

References

^ "Ryder Varga". Regina Rams. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ryder Varga". BC Lions. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "B.C. Lions sign Regina Rams standout Ryder Varga, four other Canadians". 3DownNation. November 28, 2022.
^ "Lions Sign Seven Members Of 2022 CFL Draft Class". BC Lions. May 11, 2022.
^ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 31, 2023.