Utah's Two-Way Star Sione Vaki Named Paul Hornung Award Finalist

Sione Vaki's unexpected season could land him some personal hardware to add to his trophy cabinet.

This year's Paul Hornung Award finalists have been announced and Utah's own Sione Vaki is among the prestigious grouping. The two-way beast of a man will be up against Colorado's Travis Hunter and Arizona State's Cameron Skattebo to be named the most versatile player in all the land. Just to be named with these two is an accomplishment within itself especially since there was no intention of Vaki ever being a running back, at least to our knowledge. 

On the season, Vaki has 48 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 interception while accumulating 239 yards on the ground for 2 touchdowns and 211 yards receiving for 3 touchdowns. Fellow finalist Travis Hunter has 26 tackles and 3 interceptions while also obtaining 532 receiving yards for 3 touchdowns. To round out the all-Pac-12 group, ASU's Cameron Skattebo has 626 rushing yards for 8 touchdowns, 280 receiving yards for 1 touchdown, and 85 passing yards for 1 touchdown. Out of the three, Vaki has by far and away had the most versatile and impactful season and while the winner won't be announced till March, fan voting is open for the Utah faithful to run up the numbers for the MVP of this season.