Detroit Lions · RB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Utah (2024 Round 4, Pick 132)

Sione Vaki

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19.8

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #61 of 65 qualified RBs

Carries & share: 2713.4% team carries
Rushing yards: 1214.48 YPC
Rushing TD: 017.3 rush yds/G
Receiving: 5/6 · 57 yds0 rec TD · 24% snaps
EPA per opportunity: −0.09727 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 40.7%Play-by-play positive EPA

Sione Vaki among the 65 qualified running backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Gibbs95.7
Walker III91.8
Warren88.1
Hubbard86.3
Robinson85.0
Cook81.0
Taylor78.4
McCaffrey75.8
Irving74.6
Vaki#6119.8

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 13.4% → Shrunk 22.3%

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Target share15% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 4.1%

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Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 4.48 → Shrunk 25.80

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Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw 9.50 → Shrunk 7.92

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Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw +0.571 → Shrunk +0.049

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Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw −0.077 → Shrunk −0.505

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Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.25 → Shrunk 19.80

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Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 40.7% → Shrunk 39.4%

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10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 11.1% → Shrunk 9.6%

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Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 4.48 → Shrunk 4.20

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Sione Vaki. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs NO	W 31-30	2	7	1/1	11
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	@ BUF	L 31-41	1	7	1/1	13
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs NYJ	W 31-24	6	26	1/1	11
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ CAR	L 26-32	0	0	1/2	17
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ ARI	W 45-21	6	11	0/0	0
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs GB	W 20-17	1	5	0/0	0
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs MIN	W 19-15	11	65	1/1	5

College to the NFL: Utah to Detroit Lions

Verified identity bridge linking Sione Vaki's college regular-season yards at Utah to official NFL game lines.

Utah (College yards)

3172023

132132nd pick
2024 Draft

DET (NFL yards)

142024

42025

1212026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Carries	Rush yds	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds
2024	DET	16	6	14	3/3	37
2025	DET	11	1	4	0/0	0
2026 (so far)	DET	7	27	121	5/6	57

Compare Sione Vaki with top running backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 RB.

Sione Vaki vs. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)Score 19.8 vs. 95.7 Sione Vaki vs. Kenneth Walker III (KC)Score 19.8 vs. 91.8 Sione Vaki vs. Jaylen Warren (PIT)Score 19.8 vs. 88.1 Sione Vaki vs. Chuba Hubbard (CAR)Score 19.8 vs. 86.3 Sione Vaki vs. Bijan Robinson (ATL)Score 19.8 vs. 85.0 Sione Vaki vs. James Cook (BUF)Score 19.8 vs. 81.0