Dominick Puni
Career Honors: 2024: Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 86th pick (third round) in the 2024 NFL Draft, Kansas’ highest drafted offensive lineman since 1979 … Participated in the 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Combine and Reese’s Senior Bowl … 2023: All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches, AP), Second Team All-America (Action Network) … Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (Phil Steele), Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon) … 2022: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (OL, ONoY) (Coaches).
2023 (R-Sr.): Played in 12 games as a redshirt senior, starting all 12 … According to PFF, Puni didn’t allow a sack in 745 total snaps in 2023 … Helped pave the way for a rushing attack that averaged 206 yards per game in 2023 … Earned First Team All-Big 12 honors to finish the season … Opted out of the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl to pursue the 2024 NFL Draft.
2022 (R-Sr.): Tennessee Tech: Started the season opener on the offensive line … at West Virginia: Made the start on offensive line … at Houston: Made the start against Houston … Has not allowed a sack through the first three games of the season … Duke: Made the start against the Blue Devils on the offensive line … Iowa State: Started on the offensive line in win over the Cyclones … TCU: Made the start against the Horned Frogs on the offensive line … at Oklahoma: Started at offensive line against the Sooners … at Baylor: Started at offensive line against the Bears … Oklahoma State: Did not allow a sack against the Cowboys … at Texas Tech: Started on the offensive line for the Jayhawks … Texas: Started on the offensive line for the Jayhawks … Did not allow a sack against the Longhorns … at Kansas State: Started on the offensive line for the Jayhawks.
University of Central Missouri: Played four seasons at UCM…Earned honorable mention all-conference honors in 2019…Started all 13 games at left tackle in 2019 for the Mules…Played in seven games as a true freshman in 2018…Started the final three games of the 2018 season at right tackle.
High School: Prepped at Francis Howell Central High School in St. Louis metro area…Did not allow a sack during his high school career…Also competed in volleyball for four seasons and track and field as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Jessica and Teu Puni…Has two older brothers, Derrick and Devin, who both played football at Central Missouri…Derrick signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 2018…Has one sister, Brianna, who played basketball at Illinois State and Eastern Michigan.