Princewill Umanmielen holds the RDE · Starter spot in LSU Tigers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Princewill Umanmielen is a 6'4", 244-pound right defensive end who joined LSU as a transfer in January 2026. The Austin, Texas native from Manor High School was a four-star recruit in the 2023 class. He spent his freshman season at Nebraska in 2023, appearing in 11 games and earning second-team Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic. After one season at Nebraska as a sophomore in 2024, he transferred to Ole Miss for the 2025 campaign. At Ole Miss, Umanmielen recorded 9.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss, ranking No. 3 and No. 8 in the SEC respectively, earning third-team All-SEC honors. Across 38 career games, he has 79 tackles, 20 for loss, and 10.5 sacks.

Nebraska2023 – 2024

Ole Miss2025

LSU2026 — present