Safety, Utah, to 2023
Sione Vaki
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Antioch, CA
- Born
- Jul 30, 2001
Sione Vaki played safety at Utah (to 2023). The Detroit Lions took Vaki in round 4, No. 132 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
158rushing yards, best game on filevs. California, 20232rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. California, 2023149receiving yards, best game on fileat USC, 20232receiving touchdowns, best game on fileat USC, 20239tackles, best game on filethree times; last at Oregon State, 2023All-America: Fox Sports 2023
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2022
Defense
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah | 42 | 317 | 7.5 | 2 | 72 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah | 11 | 203 | 18.5 | 3 | 53 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Utah 12 games, 50 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida | W 24–11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 9 | at Baylor | W 20–13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Weber State | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UCLA | W 14–7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Oregon State | L 7–21 | 9 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. California | W 34–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at USC | W 34–32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oregon | L 6–35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Arizona State | W 55–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Washington | L 28–35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Arizona | L 18–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Colorado | W 23–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Utah 10 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atArizona State | W 34–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Oregon State | W 42–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atUCLA | L 32–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.USC | W 43–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Washington State | W 21–17 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Arizona | W 45–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Stanford | W 42–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atOregon | L 17–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atColorado | W 63–21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs.USC | W 47–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Named to the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ | |
| Weight | 210 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 72⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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