Participant Information

Per 12 months Stats (Most Latest First)

Participant Abstract:

Senior. Transferred from Central Missouri. Begins at LG. Nice peak, dimension and energy for the place.  Very thick and muscular body particularly in his hamstrings and legs. Has good ft for a person of his dimension/weight. Is a median run blocker, however good in cross safety and has the scale and energy to be a prospect. In cross safety, he’s good. Shows good hand use and inside placement, fast first step, can maintain oncoming rushers, and has good strike timing. Performs with a large base and stays sq. to defenders. Does a wonderful job of sliding his ft and mirroring any inside rushers who come into his hole and might deal with spin strikes with ease. Stays within the hunt – has good instincts and can chip/assist out the OT if he doesn’t have anyone to dam.  Performs excessive at instances and will work on creating higher energy angles in his legs. As a run blocker, he’s common.  Will get good vertical push in brief yardage. Respectable puller. Streaky hand placement as a run blocker – tends to be exterior the pads particularly when blocking in area. May enhance essentially the most on the second stage. Struggles to latch onto linebackers and drive them off the ball. Will sometimes overextend as an alternative of bending/sitting and enjoying inside his body. Performs with good effort, persistently works to the whistle, and doesn’t loaf. Additionally performs with good steadiness and stays off the bottom. Athletic household – sister performed basketball for Illinois State and Jap Michigan; brothers performed soccer for Central Missouri, one in all whom signed with the Cowboys in 2018. Flaws are fixable with teaching.  

Scheme Match:

OG.

Energy Assertion:

Puni has numerous upside heading into 2023.  He is an effective cross protector and above-average run blocker who seems primed for an excellent senior season.  If he makes strides as a run blocker, he might actually add worth to his draft inventory.