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Sione Vaki
Lions logoDetroit Lions

Sione Vaki

RBposition#33jersey25age5' 11"height216lbs3 yrsexperienceUtahcollege
At a glance

Sione Vaki is a running back for the Detroit Lions (No. 33). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 30 carries for 135 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 7 catches on 8 targets for 64 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Sione Vaki has produced -0.10 EPA per carry on 30 carries. Snap share in Week 9: 32% of offensive snaps.

Is Sione Vaki playing this week?

Sione Vaki is not on the current injury report. The Detroit Lions play next at home against the New England Patriots on Sun, Nov 15, 9:30 AM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Sione Vaki's stats this season?

In 8 games of the 2026 season, Sione Vaki has 30 carries for 135 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 7 catches on 8 targets for 64 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 0 sacks.

What is Sione Vaki's EPA per play?

-0.096 EPA per carry on 30 carries (total -2.9), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Sione Vaki play for?

Sione Vaki plays running back for the Detroit Lions, wearing No. 33. Sione Vaki is 25 years old, 5' 11", 216 lbs. College: Utah. League experience: 3 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Sione Vaki 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/sione-vaki (updated 2026-11-10).

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Sione VakiDetroit Lions · #33
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · running backs

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades running backs with at least 41 carries this season. Vaki has 30, 11 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Rush/gYPCEPA/carSuccessTgt/gRec/g
  • Rush/g16.9 yds/g
  • YPC4.5
  • EPA/car-0.096
  • Success40%
  • Tgt/g1.0 tgt/g
  • Rec/g8.0 yds/g
Small sample · 30 of 41 carriesMethod8 games30 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 13 min agoGlossary →

Vaki is under the 41-carries minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 53 qualified running backs.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 30-0.096EPA / carry · total -2.940%success61st downs3explosive
Targets: 8+0.402EPA / target · total +3.275%success2.0air yds/tgt7.6YAC31st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.0Wk 1
+1.1Wk 2
+1.5Wk 3
+1.4Wk 4
-3.4Wk 5
+0.1Wk 7
+0.2Wk 8
-0.5Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
29%22 snapsWk 1 · NO
17%11 snapsWk 2 · BUF
31%20 snapsWk 3 · NYJ
17%12 snapsWk 4 · CAR
35%23 snapsWk 5 · ARI
13%9 snapsWk 7 · GB
28%20 snapsWk 8 · MIN
32%19 snapsWk 9 · MIA

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Lions · signed 2024 · 4 years, through 2027$1.1M a year
Total
$4.5M
Guaranteed
$529K
Share of cap at signing
0.4%
12% of the value guaranteed
46th paid82nd in EPApercentiles among 146 RBs under contract, 2026

Game log

RushingReceiving
WeekOpponentResultCarRush ydsTDLongRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13vs Saints logoNOW 31-3027041111011
2 Sep 17@ Bills logoBUFL 31-4117071113013
3 Sep 27vs Jets logoNYJW 31-24626071111011
4 Oct 4@ Panthers logoCARL 26-32––––1217017
5 Oct 11@ Cardinals logoARIW 45-2161106–––––
7 Oct 25vs Packers logoGBW 20-171505–––––
8 Nov 1vs Vikings logoMINW 19-15116501211505
9 Nov 8@ Dolphins logoMIAW 19-93140822706
Season301350127864017

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Same position · nearest by grade · NFC North first
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