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Honors & Awards
» Second-Team Freshman All-American (2023)
» Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
2024 (Sophomore)
Princewill Umanmielen has played in every game this season and has recorded 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks.
Umanmielen recorded two tackles with a half tackle for loss in the season-opening win over UTEP. Against Colorado, he had a half sack for a five-yard loss. Umanmielen recorded a pair of solo tackles against Illinois. He had a seven-yard tackle for loss at Purdue. Umanmielen recorded two tackles against Rutgers with his first career pass breakup. He had a half tackle for loss at Indiana. Umanmielen recorded one tackle against UCLA. He had three tackles against Wisconsin.
2023 (Freshman)
Umanmielen played in 11 games with one start during an impressive true freshman season. He produced 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack with four quarterback hurries and was named a second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic.
Umanmielen recorded one tackle in his debut at Minnesota and added another tackle at Colorado. Umanmielen recorded two tackles against Northern Illinois. Against No. 2 Michigan, Umanmielen made one tackle. He had a half tackle for loss at Illinois for his first career TFL. Against Northwestern, Umanmielen impressed with a career-high seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a five-yard sack. He made his first career start against Purdue and recorded two tackles with a two-yard tackle for loss. An injury kept Umanmielen out of the Michigan State game. He returned against Maryland and then recorded two tackles at Wisconsin. Umanmielen had five tackles, including a two-yard TFL, against Iowa.
Before Nebraska (Manor HS)
Umanmielen was one of the nation’s top defensive line prospects while starring at Manor High School in Texas. The all-stater was a consensus pick as one of the top 250 recruits in the country.
Umanmielen had 130 tackles, 47.0 tackles for loss and 21.0 sacks over 23 games in his final two seasons at Manor. As a senior, Umanmielen recorded 65 tackles with 22.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and one forced fumble. He was chosen as the district defensive lineman of the year as a senior. In his junior season, he totaled 65 tackles with 25.0 TFLs, 13.0 sacks and three forced fumbles. For his efforts, Umanmielen was named a first-team all-state pick and was the district co-defensive lineman of the year.
Umanmielen was ranked among the nation’s top 300 prospects by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and On3. He was listed among the nation’s top 20 edge rushers by Rivals. Umanmielen had numerous scholarship offers, including Florida, Ole Miss, TCU, Utah and Washington.
Princewill has two older brothers playing college football. Princely was a junior defensive lineman at Florida in 2023 and Prince was a senior defensive lineman at Tarleton State.
Personal
Princewill was born on Feb. 13, 2005, and he is the son of Austin and Martina Umanmielen. He is majoring in child, youth and family studies. Princewill has two older brothers who are college football players. Princely was a junior defensive lineman at Florida in 2023 before transferring to Ole Miss. Prince was a senior defensive lineman at Tarleton State in 2023.