Princewill Umanmielen
LSU#93 overallDraft Movement
Down 16 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
Princewill Umanmielen is an ascending edge rusher coming off a breakout 2025 at Ole Miss after two developmental seasons at Nebraska, and the younger brother of Carolina Panthers edge Princely Umanmielen. He ranked among the top players in the 2026 transfer portal after he produced 40 pressures (third-most in the SEC) on just 465 snaps, with a team-high 13 tackles for loss and 9 sacks, earning third-team All-SEC. He re-signed with the Rebels before entering the portal at the deadline and following Lane Kiffin to LSU. He grades as a top-50 overall prospect and measures 6'5" and 245 pounds. Scouts describe a long, explosive rusher with strong, active hands, real bend and burst, who closes well and chases plays from the backside while holding the point of attack with a powerful shock and shed. The knock is a lean, not-yet-filled-out frame that still lacks power, and a pass-rush plan that needs more refined counters to match his brother's draft range. He can over-pursue downhill and get caught on counters and cutbacks, and some evaluators question his edge twitch and bend at the very top of the rush. The tools, length, and rising production point to a Day 2 trajectory if the strength and technique keep developing in 2026.
The Tape
Strengths
- Long, explosive get-off with strong, active hands
- Produced 40 pressures in 2025, third-most in the SEC, on just 465 snaps
- Team-high 13 tackles for loss and 9 sacks in his Ole Miss breakout year
- Real bend and burst off the edge with room to keep improving
- Closes well and chases plays down from the backside as a run defender
- Holds the point of attack with a powerful shock-and-shed at the line
- Turn-and-run fluidity to cover tight ends and backs if asked to drop
- NFL bloodlines as brother of Panthers edge Princely Umanmielen
Weaknesses
- Lean frame still lacks functional power and needs to fill out
- Pass-rush plan is underdeveloped, missing refined counters off his initial move
- Over-aggressive attacking downhill, vulnerable to counters and cutbacks
- Some evaluators question his edge twitch and bend at the top of the rush
- Can struggle to fight through blocks without being schemed clean
- Inconsistent production arc with a quiet, injury-shortened 2024 (4 games) at Nebraska
- Technique still raw and reliant on tools over polish
NFL Comparison
Princely Umanmielen, his brother, with a similar build but more development needed; Boye Mafe long, explosive SEC edge with bend who refined his plan in the NFL; Carl Lawson burst-and-bend rusher who must add functional power
College Stats
2023 Nebraska (Fr): 11 G, 17 tkl, 1 sack, 22 pressures. 2024 Nebraska (So): 4 G, 5 tkl, 12 pressures (injury-shortened). 2025 Ole Miss (Jr): 9 sacks, 13 TFL (team-high), 40 pressures (3rd in SEC) on 465 snaps.
College Market Value
REPORTED Audacy (WWL New Orleans radio) reported his deal at $1.00M for this season. Our model priced him at $1.52M before that report landed. UNDERPAID
Portal: transferred from Ole Miss to LSU for 2026.
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Awards & Honors
2025 third-team All-SEC; top transfer portal prospect (2026); top-50 overall prospect; grades among the top edge defenders in the class; former top-300 / four-star recruit