Former Florida defensive end Princely Umanmielen found his next home in Oxford, as the edge rusher announced his commitment to the Ole Miss Rebels on Friday.
Umanmielen finished this season with 7.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, both within the top 10 in the SEC. He was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a defensive end, the only Gators player to make the all-conference team. In his best game against Arkansas, Umanmielen had 2.5 sacks by himself.
Advanced analytics like Umanmielen even more. His 88.9 PFF pass-rush grade was the third-highest among SEC edge rushers, and his pass-rush win rate of 20.8% was the best mark in the conference among defensive linemen with at least 300 snaps played.
A four-star prospect out of high school who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 250 pounds, Umanmielen spent the past four seasons with the Gators. He racked up 15.0 career sacks with the orange and blue. He’ll join a Rebels defensive line with 34.0 sacks in 2023, the fifth-most in the conference and pair with All-SEC Freshman Team linebacker Suntarine Perkins on Ole Miss’s 2024 defense.
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— Princely Umanmielen (@d1princely) December 15, 2023