Dominick Puni (born February 24, 2000) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for the

Central Missouri Mules The sports teams at the University of Central Missouri are known as the Mules (men) and Jennies (women). They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. NCAA women’s bowling competes in d ...

and

Kansas Jayhawks The Kansas Jayhawks, commonly referred to as simply KU or Kansas, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Kansas. KU is one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a mem ...

Career

Puni attended

Francis Howell Central High School Francis Howell Central High School (FHC) is the third high school created in the Francis Howell School District. The school is located in Cottleville, Missouri, but a large part of its student population comes from its larger neighbor St. Peters. ...

Cottleville, Missouri Cottleville is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,075 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Cottleville has been in operation since 1843. The town site was laid out in 1839. It was named by Cap ...

. He committed to play

at the

University of Central Missouri The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri. In 2019, enrollment was 11,229 students from 49 states and 59 countries on its 1,561-acre campus. UCM offers 150 programs of study, including 10 pre-profes ...

. Puni played at Central Missouri from 2018 to 2021. He started 16 of 20 games during his first two seasons at Central Missouri. He did not play in 2020 due to the team's season being cancelled because of the

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, and played in only one game in 2021 due to injury. Puni transferred to the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

in 2022. He started all 24 games he played in during his two years at Kansas. He opted out of the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl in order to prepare for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

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Central Missouri Mules bioKansas Jayhawks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Puni, Dominick 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Missouri People from St. Charles County, Missouri American football offensive tackles Central Missouri Mules football players Kansas Jayhawks football players