Kristian Varner: DL · Georgia Southern · #92.
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Kristian Varner
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mack Brown and Clay Helton. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 45-56vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-23vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-47@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
50.5%
444 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
471 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 North Carolina and Georgia Southern, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Clay Helton.
