Puni (6’051/303) took a circuitous route to the 2024 Draft, transferring after four years at little known FCS school Central Missouri to an up-and-coming Kansas program led by new HC Lance Leipold. He did not take the opportunity to perform at the Power Five level for granted, immediately assuming the starting left guard position in 2022 and excelling in that role, allowing just seven hurries and one hit in 411 pass reps for a sensational 99% pass blocking efficiency rating. Though Punit thrived at LG, he was asked to play left tackle last year, and performed almost impossibly well in the high-stress, blind side role earning a 90.4 PFF pass block grade that ranked fourth-highest mark among all FBS offensive linemen. The lynchpin of a Jayhawks offensive line that averaged 206 rushing yards per game, which was the fourth-highest mark in the Power Five, he paced the OL with a team-low 1.3% pressure rate while finishing his two-year Kansas tenure allowing zero sacks and just one QB hit in 1,593 snaps…and he did it at two different positions. NFL Next Gen Stats credits Puni with having the fifth-highest production score of the 2024 guard group. His Combine performance told an interesting tale with Puni crushing the jumps with a 30” vert (86th%) and 8’11” broad (84th%), followed by a staggering 4.4 shuttle run (99th%) and 7.47s 3-Cone (95th%). He also has the advantage of massive 10.125” mitts and 33.375” arms, which is plenty of length for interior work. That being said, he was a little sluggish in the 10-yard split (1.85s) and 40-yard dash (5.35s) which were each 51st percentile times for the relatively light 303-pounder. Puni is pegged for guard duty at the next level to take advantage of his outstanding lateral agility and pass protection skills. While technically sound in the run game earning a solid 72.6 run grade with a 1.4% blown run block rate last year, he doesn’t profile as a man-moving road grader who creates havoc in his wake. Puni’s mirroring skills, positional adaptability and clean run blocking fits are positive attributes that could help him quickly establish value in the passing-oriented NFL.