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Sione Vaki Detroit Lions · #33

Running Back · 5' 11", 216 lbs · Antioch, CA · Age 25

Sione Vaki is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, drafted 132nd overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 40 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 4 receptions.

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Detroit Lions · #33 · Running Back

Sione Vaki

Season avg40 rush yds · 0 td · 4 rec

Career avg58 rush yds · 0 td · 7 rec

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Sione Vaki — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Sione Vaki is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, drafted 132nd overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 40 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 4 recept

C-

Rushing

C+

Receiving

C-

Scoring

C-

Rushing volume

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C-

Scoring

Solid · offense

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Receiving

Excellent · offense

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All-purpose

Solid · offense

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C+

Volume share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Sione Vaki stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #887 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

24Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Sione Vaki — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Rushing

40 YDS

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

drill in ↓

A+

Receiving

52 YDS

drill in ↓

All-purpose

92 YDS

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The engine

How the model sees Sione Vaki

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

rush yds

10–39

0–0

rec

1–4

rec yds

12–54

games

4–13

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 40 → projected 24 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

-16.3

Age curve

+0.5

Net vs last season-15.9 rush yds

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 16 / 11 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Sione Vaki career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2024	16	14	3	37	51
2025	11	4			4
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	40	4	52	92
Career	31	58	7	89	147

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Samaje Perine 99%Kimani Vidal 98%Israel Abanikanda 97%Justice Hill 97%Kenny Gainwell 97%Pierre Strong Jr. 97%

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

91off index

99def index

+56net

95%playoff odds

61roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Sione Vaki

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-07-30

The beginning

Sione Vaki is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, in his 3rd NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 132nd overall, 2024 as a Running Back.

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Sione Vaki is a Detroit Lions running back, drafted 132nd overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has rushed for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 7 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 4 receptions in 2026.

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Vaki's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Sione Vaki's juke moves disorient Giants defenders on 15-yard run ▶ Sione Vaki Full Rookie Preseason Highlights| Every Run, Target, and Catch ▶ Utah DB Sione Vaki Running Back Highlights - NFL Draft

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 216 lbs
Draft: 132nd overall, 2024
Born: Antioch, CA
Age: 25
Jersey: #33

Background

Sione Vaki is from Antioch, CA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 132nd overall, 2024 and plays running back at 5' 11", 216 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has run for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 7 catches. Vaki is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Sione Vaki is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 147 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Rushing58 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving back7 receptions for 89 yards out of the backfield.

Best seasonRan for 40 yards in 2026.

Draft pedigree132nd overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Sione Vaki — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Sione Vaki, answered.

What position does Sione Vaki play?

Sione Vaki is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions.

When was Sione Vaki drafted?

Sione Vaki was drafted 132nd overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Sione Vaki played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Sione Vaki's career stats?

He has rushed for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 7 passes.

Sione Vaki career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Sione Vaki Detroit Lions · #33

Sione Vaki — the report card

Where Sione Vaki stands

Sione Vaki — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Sione Vaki

Sione Vaki career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

The Ballad of Sione Vaki

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Sione Vaki — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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