Dominick Puni
San Francisco 49ersModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Comps
STM Take
Tier 8 (#82) rookie to tier 8 (#59) sophomore is a 23-spot improvement but still inside the tier 8 floor for a 3rd-round Day 2 pick, which is below the year-two median for 86th overall IOL prospects. The Kansas-via-Central-Missouri pedigree plus the 49ers position-specific coaching should continue compounding. The 2026 question is whether Puni crosses into tier 6 or whether the trajectory caps at the late-Day-3 baseline.
Puni came out of Kansas as the San Francisco 49ers' 3rd-round pick (86th overall) in 2024 after transferring from Central Missouri to play his final year at Kansas. The 49ers installed him as the starting right guard from week one of his rookie year. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#82) rookie to tier 8 (#59) sophomore, a 23-spot improvement that's still inside the tier 8 floor.
Strengths
- 23-spot year-over-year improvement from tier 8 (#82) to tier 8 (#59) shows trajectory, even if the absolute level is below the 86th overall expectation.
- 49ers' zone-blocking scheme plus position-specific coaching reputation creates the structural environment that captures Day 2 IOL ceiling.
Concerns
- Two straight tier 8 finishes for an 86th overall pick is below the year-two median for Day 2 IOLs on stable-starter trajectories.
- San Francisco's broader offensive line investment pattern signals the front office may still draft an upgrade at the right guard spot.
What to watch: Whether Puni crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-three threshold for Day 2 IOLs on stable-starter trajectories.