2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 11
Iese Puni
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ewa Beach, Hawaii
- Previous School:
- West Georgia
- Pronunciation:
- Yes-Ay POO-knee
2025: Played in 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting three contests at linebacker…Compiled 26 total tackles, including eight solos and 18 assists…Notched 3.0 tackles for loss, totaling seven yards…Recorded half a sack against Tennessee State (Nov. 8)…Tallied a season-best seven tackles against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 27)…Tallied five tackles against Oklahoma State (Aug. 28) and Southern Illinois (Sept. 13)…Forced a fumble against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 27)…Tallied two quarterback hurries against Oklahoma State (Aug. 28) and Tennessee State (Nov. 8).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from West Georgia where he spent the 2024 season…Played in 10 games at linebacker…Tallied 50 total tackles, including 29 solo stops and 21 assists…Added 7.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks…Credited with one PBU and a forced fumble…Recorded a season-high nine tackles against Utah Tech…Finished the season with 17 tackles in the final two games…Spent two seasons at Utah Tech where he played in seven games…Played in six games as a sophomore in 2023, tallying four total tackles…Played in one game while redshirting the 2022 season…Prepped at Orem High School for head coach Gabriel Sewell…Played both defensive end and linebacker…Also attended James Campbell (Hawaii) and Thomas Dale (Virginia).
PERSONAL: Son of Puni Puni, Jr., Dweh Jones and Makerita Taimatuia-Jones.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from West Georgia where he spent the 2024 season…Played in 10 games at linebacker…Tallied 50 total tackles, including 29 solo stops and 21 assists…Added 7.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks…Credited with one PBU and a forced fumble…Recorded a season-high nine tackles against Utah Tech…Finished the season with 17 tackles in the final two games…Spent two seasons at Utah Tech where he played in seven games…Played in six games as a sophomore in 2023, tallying four total tackles…Played in one game while redshirting the 2022 season…Prepped at Orem High School for head coach Gabriel Sewell…Played both defensive end and linebacker…Also attended James Campbell (Hawaii) and Thomas Dale (Virginia).
PERSONAL: Son of Puni Puni, Jr., Dweh Jones and Makerita Taimatuia-Jones.
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