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Ryder
VARGA
Linebacker
Ryder
VARGA
Linebacker
Height 6'3
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1999-04-30 (25)
Born Regina, SK
School Regina
Status NAT
Defensive Tackles 73
Special Teams Tackles 5
Interceptions 0
Sacks 1

CFL: 3

Argos: 1

Acquired: Acquired from the BC Lions along with a second-round pick in the 2026 CFL Draft in exchange for Dejon Allen on January 6, 2025.

2024: Played 18 games with BC Lions. Recorded 73 defensive tackles, 5 special teams tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, and 4 knockdowns. Playoffs: Recorded 1 special teams tackle in Western Semi-Final loss at Saskatchewan.

2023: Played 18 games. Recorded 9 defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, and 1 sack. Made CFL debut June 8 at Calgary. His first CFL sack came against Dustin Crum against Ottawa September 16. Named Lions Most Outstanding Rookie. Playoffs: Recorded 3 defensive tackles in Western Semi-Final win over Calgary. Recorded 1 knockdown in Western Final loss at Winnipeg.

2022: Selected by BC in the third round, 29th overall, of the CFL Draft. Returned to University of Regina to finish his degree in environmental engineering.

College: Attended the University of Regina (2018-2022). Played 30 games. Recorded 128.5 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles. Had 6 tackles in his lone playoff game. Named First Team All-Canadian 2022. Named Canada West Most Outstanding Defensive Player 2022. Named Canada West All-Star 2021, 2022. Named Academic All-Canadian four times.

Personal: Attended Martin LeBoldus High School. Played linebacker and running back. Member of two provincial championship teams. Two-time member of Team Saskatchewan at Canada Cup.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2023
BC 18 9 13 1 0 0 0
2024
BC 18 73 5 1 0 0 0
Total
36 82 18 2 0 0 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2023
BC 18 1 1 0 20
2024
BC 18 1 0 0 19

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-09
1 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0
06-15
2 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
06-22
3 WPG 1 1 0 0 0 0
06-28
4 EDM 2 0 0 0 0 0
07-07
5 HAM 1 1 0 0 0 0
07-13
6 SSK 1 1 0 0 0 0
07-21
7 CGY 3 1 0 0 0 0
08-02
9 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0
08-11
10 EDM 4 0 0 0 0 0
08-18
11 WPG 10 0 0 0 0 0
08-24
12 OTT 6 0 0 0 0 0
08-31
13 OTT 4 0 1 0 0 0
09-06
14 MTL 9 0 0 0 0 0
09-14
15 TOR 9 0 0 0 0 0
09-28
17 HAM 12 1 0 0 0 0
10-05
18 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-12
19 SSK 2 0 0 0 0 0
10-19
20 MTL 8 0 0 0 0 0
Total
73 5 1 0 0 0

Player Transactions

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