#28

Sione Vaki

S · Utah · So. · #28

Detroit — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 32, #132 overall

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sione Vaki

S · Utah · So · #28

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#889 national

CFB

College

Utah

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #132

Detroit · 2024

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

#132Rd 4 · Pick 32

DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Utah	50	37	8.5	2.0	2	1	1
2022	Utah	26	22	2.5	0.0	3	--	--
Career		76	59	11.0	2.0	5	1	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 34–32

at USC

68 rush yds (9 car)

Edged out USC on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Malik Mustapha’s 2022 season.

Malik Mustapha

63%match

Wake Forest · 2022

NFL Rd 4

Cole Bishop

Utah · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 28

50%

Caleb Ransaw

Troy · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 24

49%

Mumu Bin-Wahad

UConn · 2023

45%

Christian Gonzalez

Colorado · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 17

44%

Matches Malik on

Weight

Tackle volume

Height

Differs from Malik on

Class year (lower)

TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Melvin Spriggs's sophomore season at Akron (2025).

Melvin Spriggs

77%match

Akron · 2025

Ethan Minter

Virginia · 2025

76%

Tawfiq Byard

South Florida · 2024

75%

Malik Mustapha

Wake Forest · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 4

75%

Bradley Shaw

Arkansas · 2025

72%

Matches Melvin on

Weight

Tackle volume

PD rate

Differs from Melvin on

TFL rate (higher)