Darian Varner
Darian Varner
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Darian Varner has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-AAC
Career stats
| 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 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 38–20
vs Towson
1 SOLO · 2 TOT · 1 REC
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Hardrick Willis’s 2021 season.
Matches Hardrick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Philip Blidi's senior season at Indiana (2023).
Matches Philip on