John Tyler Varga is a dual Finnish-Canadian professional American football fullback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
Education
Varga attended the University of Western Ontario for one season in 2011 where he was named team Most Valuable Player, conference player of the year and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Commonwealth of Independent States ) National Freshman of the Year.
Career
He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2015. Before the 2012 season, Varga transferred to Yale University and played there for the rest of his college career. He finished at Yale as a three-time All-Ivy honoree with 529 rushing attempts (ranked 5th in Yale history), 2,985 rushing yards (ranked 4th), 5.6 yards per carry (ranked 2nd), and 31 rushing touchdowns (ranked 3rd).
He graduated in 2015 with a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Professional Indianapolis Colts
Varga signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts, he made the 53 man roster and was active for the Colts first game of the year against the Buffalo Bills.