RB · Detroit Lions · #33

Sione Vaki

RB2

College: Utah
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 216 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / carry

−0.17▲ 0.71 vs '25

22nd of 28 RBs

Success rate

37.5%▲ 37.5 vs '25

18th of 28 RBs

RYOE / carry

–

Yards per carry

3.50▼ 0.50 vs '25

25th of 28 RBs

Receiving

52 yds+0.67 EPA/TGT

4 rec · 5 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard plus Vaki.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing−2.7

Receiving+3.3

Net+0.6

Best game · Wk 3 vs NYJ

Carries

Rush yds

Total TD

+0.7

Rush EPA

+0.12

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 vs NOW	2	7	3.50	0	−0.6	−0.32	0.0	1	1	11	0	+0.63
Wk 2 @ BUFL	1	7	7.00	0	+0.5	+0.51	100.0	1	1	13	0	+0.56
Wk 3 vs NYJW	6	26	4.33	0	+0.7	+0.12	50.0	1	1	11	0	+0.74
Wk 4 @ CARL	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	2	1	17	0	+0.70
Wk 5 @ ARIW	6	11	1.83	0	−3.4	−0.57	16.7	0	0	0	0	–
Wk 7 vs GBW	1	5	5.00	0	+0.1	+0.12	100.0	0	0	0	0	–
Season	16	56	3.50	0	−2.7	−0.17	37.5	5	4	52	0	+0.67

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Lions

$4.5Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $1.1M
Guaranteed: $529K 12%
2026 cap hit: $1.2M 0.4% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	6	+0.6	108	16	56	3.50	0	−0.17	37.5	5	4	52	0	+0.67
2025	8	−0.9	4	1	4	4.00	0	−0.88	0.0	0	0	0	0	–
2024	12	+1.1	51	6	14	2.33	0	−0.53	16.7	3	3	37	0	+1.41
Career	26	+0.8	163	23	74	3.22	0	−0.29	30.4	8	7	89	0	+0.95