Princewill Umanmielen Season 2026
2025 Third-Team All-SEC
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Second-Team Freshman All-America (The Athletic)
A prized transfer portal addition for the Tigers in January of 2026 … Joins the LSU program after a dominant 2025 season at Ole Miss where he ranked No. 3 in the SEC in sacks (9.0) and No. 8 in tackles for loss (13.0) … Earned third-team All-SEC honors in 2025 after helping Ole Miss to the best season in school history with a 13-2 overall record and reaching the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs … Prior to Ole Miss, spent 2 seasons at Nebraska where he earned second-team Freshman All-America honors in 2023 … Has appeared in 38 career games with 2 starts … 79 career tackles with 20 going for losses and 10.5 going for sacks … 19 career quarterback hurries, including 13 in 2025 at Ole Miss … In 38 career games, has been credited with a tackle for loss in 19 games and a sack in 10 contests … Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team in 2024 … Born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Texas in 2007 where he grew up … His parents (Austin and Tina) are Nigerian immigrants … Parents own a African restaurant (Lady T Kitchen) in Pflugerville, Texas … Two older brothers both played college football … Princely played at Florida and Ole Miss and was drafted in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers … Prince played at Tarleton State and East Central University and now plays Arena Football One for the Albany Firebirds … Has a third brother named Princeton, who plays wide receiver at Manor High School.
JUNIOR SEASON (2025 at Ole Miss)
Had a dominant season at Ole Miss, ranking among the SEC leaders in sacks (No. with 9.0) and tackles for loss (No. 8 with 13.0) … Earned third-team All-SEC honors from the league coaches … Credited with a tackle for loss in 11 games, including final 8 games of the season … Had a sack in 8 games, including 4 of last 5 contests … Played in all 15 games with 1 start … Start came against Kentucky in week 2 when he tallied 4 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Credited with 1.5 sacks at Oklahoma and against Tulane in the first round of the CFP Playoffs … Added 4 quarterback hurries in playoff win over the Green Wave … Had 6 tackles and a half-tackle for loss in win over Georgia in the quarterfinal round of the CFP Playoffs … Followed that with 4 tackles, including a sack for an 8-yard loss against Miami in the semifinal round of the playoffs … Had 2 tackles, including a sack for a 5-yuard loss, and first career interception in win over Mississippi State in the regular-season finale.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024 at Nebraska)
Played in 12 games … Tallied 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack … Season-high 3 tackles in win over Wisconsin … Tackle for loss in win over Purdue … Had a tackle and credited with a half-sack against Colorado … Other games with a tackle for loss include Texas-El Paso and Indiana … Transferred to Ole Miss following the season.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023 at Nebraska)
Appeared in 11 games with 1 start, earning second-team Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic … Start came against Purdue on Oct. 28 … Tallied 22 tackles, including 4.5 for losses and a sack … Had season-highs of 7 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack in win over Northwestern … Had 5 tackles and a tackle for loss in season-finale against Iowa … Made collegiate debut against Minnesota (1 tackle).
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top defensive line prospects for the Class of 2023 … Standout at Manor High School in Austin, Texas … A consensus 4-star, listed as the nation’s No. 22 defensive line prospect in the Rivals composite … Ranked as high as No. 19 nationally at his position and No. 40 overall in the state of Texas by Rivals … Over final 2 high school seasons, tallied 130 tackles, 47.0 tackles for loss and 21.0 sacks over a 23-game span … As a senior in 2022, recorded 65 tackles with 22.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and one forced fumble … Named the district defensive lineman of the year as a senior … As a junior, totaled 65 tackles with 25.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks and 3 forced fumbles … First-Team All-State and district co-defensive lineman of the year in 2021.
Princewill Umanmielen’s Career Highs
Tackles: 7 vs. Northwestern, 2023
Tackles for Loss: 2, 3x (Last: at Oklahoma, 2025; First: vs. Northwestern, 2023)
Sacks: 1.5, 2x (Last: vs. Tulane, 2025 CFP First Round; First: at Oklahoma, 2025)
Interceptions: 1 at Mississippi State, 2025
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x (Last: vs. Tulane, 2025 CFP First Round; First: vs. Rutgers, 2024)
QB Hurries: 4 vs. Tulane, 2025 CFP First Round