Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
#1
Princewill Umanmielen
Senior defensive end for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 244 lb · Austin, TX · Manor HS
CFB Index 93 · #8 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Ole Miss → LSU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Wins the corner before the tackle can set.
Sacks: 100th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
4.5
sacks · 2026
6 TFL · 11 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far
Statement game5 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksvs Louisiana Tech (FBS) · W 45-14
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2023.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to LSU in 2026.
In Their Words
308 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Keith Carter: Ole Miss could sue former players Princewill Umanmielen, Devin Harper over LSU transfer, unpaid buyout”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Princewill Umanmielen
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Princewill Umanmielen has played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-SEC. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 4 TFL against Louisiana Tech, Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 4.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20239 games
- Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Manor
202514 games
- Entered the portal
- All-SECthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025Ole Miss
2026LSU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (100th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 3.0 TFL/g, 2.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
6 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Rusher
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Tralund Webber’s 2016 season.
Matches Tralund on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Antwuan Powell's senior season at Virginia Tech (2024).
44%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Antwuan on
Height
Differs from Antwuan on
TFL rate (higher)
Hurry rate (lower)
Pressure-to-sack conversion (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Princewill Umanmielen
The defensive line · LSU
- #1Princewill Umanmielen13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #47Malik Blocton4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #29Jordan Ross4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Junior Tuihalamaka3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Dylan Carpenter2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology