Darian Varner: DE · Cincinnati · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darian Varner
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. On tape: 3 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Temple | 35 | 25 | 12.5 | 7.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Temple | 22 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 47 | 22.5 | 10.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16@ Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44@ Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
14%2 TFL11 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
48.5%
395 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Temple, Wisconsin and Cincinnati, 10 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield.
