Princely Umanmielen

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Princely Umanmielen
Ole Miss Rebels–No. 1
Position Defensive end
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2002-04-18) April 18, 2002 (age 22)
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career history
College
High school Manor (Manor, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Princely Umanmielen (born April 18, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Florida Gators.

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Early life

Umanmielen was born on April 18, 2002, in Manor, Texas. He attended Manor High School, playing for their football team recording 93 tackles with 13 going for a loss, six sacks, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble. [1] Umanmielen committed to play college football at the University of Florida over offers from Auburn, Baylor, and Texas. [2] [3]

College career

Florida

In Umanmielen's first season in 2020, he notched three tackles with two being for a loss, and two sacks. [4] In the 2021 season, he tallied 17 tackles with 1.5 going for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble. [5] In week 10 of the 2022 season, Umanmielen had a strong performance having a strip sack on quarterback Haynes King as he helped the Gators beat Texas A&M. [6] [7] Umanmielen finished his breakout 2022 season with 39 tackles with 9.5 being for a loss, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. [8] Umanmielen was named preseason third team all SEC, for the 2023 season. [9] Umanmielen was a projected prospect for the 2024 NFL draft, being projected as a late second round pick. [10] On December 6, 2023, instead of declaring for the draft, he entered the transfer portal. [11]

Ole Miss

On December 15, 2023, Umanmielen announced that he would be transferring to Ole Miss. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Princely Umanmielen Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "4-star DE Princely Umanmielen commits to Florida over Auburn, Texas". Saturday Down South. February 5, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Carroll, Brandon. "2020 DE Princely Umanmielen Signs with Florida". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Princely Umanmielen 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Princely Umanmielen 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ Carroll, Brandon. "Florida Gators Stymie Texas A&M Offense in Second Half to Triumph 41-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Taylor, G. Allan. "Observations from Gators' morale-boosting road victory against Texas A&M". The Athletic. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Princely Umanmielen 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Carroll, Brandon. "Three Gators Tabbed to Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ Goodall, Zach. "Florida Gators' Princely Umanmielen Among 2024 NFL Draft Edge Rushers To Know". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ Carroll, Brandon (December 6, 2023). "Florida EDGE Princely Umanmielen to Transfer, Not Enter NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (December 15, 2023). "Florida edge rusher Princely Umanmielen transferring to Ole Miss". ESPN . Retrieved December 15, 2023.


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