| Ryder Varga | |
| Team: | BC Lions |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Number: | 48 |
| Cis: | Regina |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 230 |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2022 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 3 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 29 |
| Cfldraftedteam: | BC Lions |
| Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
| Playing Years2: | –present |
| Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Honours: | First Team All-Canadian (2022) |
| Cfl: | ryder-varga/ |
Ryder Varga (born April 30, 1999) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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]
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]