Round 3 - Panthers Select Princely Umanmielen at Pick 77

[Bear Hands]

Princely Umanmielen

6'4 243 23 y/o

82”+ wingspan

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• Checks boxes for height, weight and arm length
• Flies out of his stance and can win off the ball with burst and jab steps
• Looks to threaten high-side with speed and well-timed shoulder dips
• Polished up spin move in 2024, giving him backdoor access to the pocket
• Active on stunts and games, which creates openings to show off his closing speed
• Offside penalties dropped from two in 2023 to zero in 2024
• Flashes juice in pursuit to chase down backside runs — his motor was noticeably better in 2024 than 2023
• Additional mass helped him stand his ground as an edge setter
• Used extensively in coverage at Florida; had spot drops in underneath zone at Ole Miss
• Led team in sacks each of past three seasons (10.5 sacks in 2024 are second most in a season in Rebels history)

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/the-beast/2025/player/princely_umanmielen-edge-r2oly00JcFwC5l1B/

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[UAPanther]

[chknwing]

SUPERB OWL

[MHS831]

NFL Draft Buzz has Princely as their 6th rated edge.  Scourton is rated #8.

Princely has 2 brothers named Prince and Princewell. 

[Icege]

Dane Brugler's The Beast 2025

Carolina Draft Guide

NFL.com

 

Panthers gave away one of their fifth-rounders (#146, still have #140 + #163) to move up from #85 to #77 to select a weak-side pass rusher to put opposite of strong-side run stuff, Nic Scourton.

Edited April 26 by Icege

[Bear Hands]

Sry had like 5 threads at once post that minor crash.  

Let's go!!

Awesome awesome situation we've made for ourselves.  2 high floor with upside EDGEs and a top 10 WR.

Solid solid draft that feels much different than past years.

[Ted Ginn Jr.'s Hands]

Considering he was projected to us at 57 at one point, great pick

[Rags]

Just now, MHS831 said:

Princely has 2 brothers named Prince and Princewell. 

Goddamn they birthed a whole evolution line.

[Ted Ginn Jr.'s Hands]

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Edited April 26 by Ted Ginn Jr.'s Hands

[Icege]

Weak-side pass rusher to complement strong-side OLB Nic Scourton.

Only cost the team #146 to move up from #85 to #77!

[Bear Hands]

A nice thing - Princely is the quicker, burstier type and Scourton has a unique blend of finesse & powerful.  Both solid against the run, so not some PRSs. May be eased in at first with Clowney/Jones/Wonnum, but these two are legit prospects.

Size, drive, character all there.  Just need to keep progressing, expanding their game.

[Rags]

If he actually learns to use his hands to disengage, he could be a steal in this draft and I've been saying this since before I knew he'd be a Panther 

 

But man he just...doesn't have a bag. And it's gonna be rough to learn in the NFL.

[Mother Grabber]

[Wolfcop]

Really like the defensive double-dip!