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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
6:00 or 6:45 PM
Princely Umanmielen
- Position:
- DE
- Collegiate Letters Earned:
- 5
- Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
- 1
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 255
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Manor
- Prev. College:
- Florida
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 2025 NFL Draft Selection (Round 3, Pick 77 - Carolina Panthers) • 2025 NFL Combine Invitee • 2024 All-America Second Team (AFCA) • 2024 All-America Third Team (Phil Steele) • 2024 All-SEC First Team (Coaches) • 2024 All-SEC Second Team (Phil Steele, CFN) • 2024 USA Today All-SEC • 2024 CFN SEC Defensive Transfer of the Year • 2024 Ted Hendricks Award Final Watch List • 2023 All-SEC Second Team (AP, Coaches) |
2024 (SENIOR): 2025 NFL Draft third round selection (77th overall) by the Carolina Panthers … 2025 NFL Combine invitee … All-America Second Team (AFCA) … All-America Third Team (Phil Steele) … All-SEC First Team (Coaches) … All-SEC Second Team (Phil Steele, CFN) … USA Today All-SEC … CFN SEC Defensive Transfer of the Year … Reese’s Senior Bowl Invitee … Ted Hendricks Award Final Watch List … Played in 12 games and started in six at defensive end for the Rebels, helped anchor the best rush defense in the nation and one of the best defenses in Ole Miss history … Contributed to team school records in sacks (52) and tackles for loss (120), which both led the nation … Finished season with 37 total tackles (19 solo) … Tied for team lead in sacks with 10.5 (70 yards), tied for the second-most in Ole Miss single-season history … Tied for third on the team with 13.5 TFL (76 yards), tied for 15th in Ole Miss single-season history … Led team with 14 QB hurries … Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the endzone for a touchdown … Recorded three games with at least 2.0 sacks, all in a row … Tallied five games with at least 2.0 tackles for loss … Finished season ranked second in the SEC and tied for eighth nationally in sacks per game (0.88) … Also tied for second in the SEC and 10th nationally in total sacks (10.5) … Ranked sixth in the SEC in total TFL (13.5) … PFF’s top-rated SEC defender across all positions in defensive rating (91.1, No. 5 FBS) and pass rush grade (91.5, No. 6 FBS) … Also ranked tied for second among all SEC defenders in PFF-rated pressures (55, No. 12 FBS) … Rated as PFF’s No. 2 edge rusher in the nation and the top edge in the SEC at a pass rush grade of 91.5 … Also led the SEC among edge defenders in season defensive grade (91.1, No. 3 FBS) while ranking second in pressures (55, No. 12 FBS), sixth in tackling (70.7) and eighth in run defense (78.7, No. 28 FBS) … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Started at DE, assisted on one tackle and notched two QB hurries in 20 snaps … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Started at DE, tallied two tackles, a solo sack and two QB hurries … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Started at DE, secured two tackles and a QB hurry in 52 snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Started at DE, picked up three tackles (two solos), two TFLs and a sack … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Started at DE, had five tackles (two solo), three TFL and 1.5 sacks … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Played one defensive snap … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Notched three solo tackles with 2.0 sacks for a loss of 13 yards … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at DE, registered three solo tackles with two sacks, recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown … Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Notched five tackles (three solo) with two solo sacks, one sack fumble and one QB hurry … East-West Shrine Bowl Breakoout Defensive Player of the Week … Shared SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors with teammate Jared Ivey … at Florida (11/23/24): Had Ole Miss career-high seven tackles with one full sack … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Registered three tackles (two solo) with three QB hurries … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Notched three total tackles (two solo) with a half TFL and five QB hurries in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List … Preseason All-America fourth-team (Athlon) … Preseason All-America Honorable Mention (CFN) … Preseason All-SEC second-team (Coaches, CFN) … Preseason All-SEC third-team (Media) … Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills … Rated as the No. 2 defensive end and No. 12 overall transfer in the portal by On3.
FLORIDA: Played in 45 career games with 24 starts in four seasons with the Gators from 2020-23 ... Notched 99 total tackles (48 solo), 24.5 TFL, 15.0 sacks and three forced fumbles ... 2023 All-SEC second-team ... Career-high 39 tackles and team-leading 11.5 TFL, 7.0 sacks and 17 QB hurries in 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Manor High School to Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A, Division 1 state championship quarterfinals in 2019… Finished his high school career with 135 tackles, 48 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks… Totaled 90 tackles, 27 TFL's and 10 sacks as a senior in 2019… Ranked No. 9 in his position in the country by 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Full name is Princely Umanmielen … Born April 18, 2002 … Son of Austin and Tina Umanmielen … Multi-disciplinary studies major.
