Ryder Varga
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Ryder Varga
| team = Toronto Argonauts
| image = 2025, 42, Ryder Varga.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Varga with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|4|30}}
| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| number = 42
| CIS = Regina
| high_school =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 230
| CFLDraftedYear = 2022
| CFLDraftedRound = 3
| CFLDraftedPick = 29
| CFLDraftedTeam = BC Lions
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022}}
| playing_team1 = BC Lions*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2023|2024}}
| playing_team2 = BC Lions
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2025}}–present
| playing_team3 = Toronto Argonauts
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| Honours = First Team All-Canadian (2022)
| CFL = ryder-varga/
}}
Ryder Varga (born April 30, 1999) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Varga played U Sports football for the Regina Rams from 2017 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.reginarams.com/sports/football/roster/ryder-varga/4537 |title=Ryder Varga |publisher=Regina Rams |access-date=October 31, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/players/ryder-varga/ |title=Ryder Varga |publisher=BC Lions |access-date=October 31, 2023}} He played in 32 games where he had 157 total tackles, seven sacks, and four forced fumbles.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2022/11/28/b-c-lions-sign-regina-rams-standout-ryder-varga-five-other-canadians/ |title=B.C. Lions sign Regina Rams standout Ryder Varga, four other Canadians |publisher=3DownNation |date=November 28, 2022}}
Professional career
=BC Lions=
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/2022/05/11/lions-sign-seven-members-of-2022-cfl-draft-class/ |title=Lions Sign Seven Members Of 2022 CFL Draft Class |publisher=BC Lions |date=May 11, 2022}} However, following training camp, he returned to Regina for his final year of eligibility.
Varga re-signed with the Lions on November 28, 2022. 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.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/2023_CFL_Gm_Notes_85_BC_vs_Cgy.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 31, 2023}} He played in all 18 regular season games where he had nine defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, and one quarterback sack. In 2024, Varga played in 18 regular season games where he had 73 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and one sack.
=Toronto Argonauts=
On January 6, 2025, Varga was traded with a 2026 CFL draft pick to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for Dejon Allen.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2025/01/06/lions-acquire-ol-dejon-allen-in-trade-with-argonauts/ |title=Lions acquire OL Dejon Allen in trade with Argonauts |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=January 6, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/ryder-varga/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
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Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Canadian football people from Regina, Saskatchewan