Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Utah
Sione Vaki
S • 6'0" • 208 lbs • Antioch, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sione Vaki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Utah
2223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Sione Vaki built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a safety from Antioch, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Sione Vaki's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 11...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 132
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Sione Vaki, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Utah. Sione Vaki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 5
Featured Highlight
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Sione Vaki Utah Highlights
2023 · Utah · Player Highlight
Sione Vaki college highlights at Utah.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Sione Vaki quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · S
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Liberty · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Liberty · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 32 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Sophomore
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · S 115th (top 22%) · Pac-12 57th (top 11%) · National 611th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 10 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 12 | 50 | 8.5 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Sione Vaki played S for Utah. Across 2 tracked seasons, Sione Vaki recorded 317 rushing yards, 203 receiving yards, and 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Utah paired 13.5 primary output with 29.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Utah
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
29.5
Usage
8.8
Consistency
31.5
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 1. Baylor: 0. Weber State: 1. UCLA: 3. Oregon State: 4.5. California: 0. USC: 0. Oregon: 0. Arizona State: 1. Washington: 3. Arizona: 0. Colorado: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 8 by 33.3. Weber State: 2 by 18.3. UCLA: 9 by 67.5. Oregon State: 9 by 82.5. California: 4 by 16.7. USC: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5. Washington: 4 by 46.7. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 4 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
82.5 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Colorado | W 23-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arizona | L 18-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 28-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Arizona State | W 55-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Oregon | L 6-35 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ USC | W 34-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs California | W 34-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 7-21 | 9 | 7 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UCLASplash game | W 14-7 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Weber State | W 31-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Baylor | W 20-13 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Florida | W 24-11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Sione Vaki story
Sione Vaki built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a safety from Antioch, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Sione Vaki's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 317 rushing yards, 203 receiving yards, and 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sione Vaki's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 5.5 | 16.3 | 3.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 13.5 | 29.5 | 8.8 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 5 · L 7-21 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
94.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 13 · W 63-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 4 · W 14-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Washington
Week 11 · L 28-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Washington State
Week 9 · W 21-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Utah
13.5 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage
58.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Utah
24.4
5.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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