The Carolina Panthers‘ newest third-round pick has plenty of strengths—and confidence is certainly one of them.

For the Panthers, Friday night’s venture through the 2025 NFL draft ended on the selection of University of Mississippi edge rusher Princely Umanmielen. Carolina, in what was the second of their two trade-ups on the evening, moved into the 77th overall position to nab the 6-foot-4, 244-pound defender.

Umanmielen spoke to reporters shortly after the move, and didn’t shy away from talking about his abilities.

“I’m not a guy that sits there and does too much with the offensive tackle. If I can beat you now, I’m gonna beat you now, and not give the quarterback any time with my bend and speed,” he stated.

Bend and speed are Umanmielen’s two most noticeable traits on tape. Those also helped him win in the stat sheet, where you’ll find a 10.5-sack output from his 2024 campaign.

The first-team All-SEC selection was later asked about a skill that he thinks he doesn’t get enough credit for.

“I think the power aspect of my game. I think I’m a really powerful guy, and people kinda don’t really acknowledge that,” he replied. “When I was in college, I was really, like, spoiled . . . I don’t know if I’d say ‘spoiled,’ maybe I’m just that good to the point where I didn’t have to use power against offensive tackles.

“I was winning with my moves, so there’s no reason to convert to power. But there was times I go power and it shows up on film a lot. I squat 700 pounds, so I know I have a lot of power.”

Umanmielen will bring that power to a defense that ranked last in pressure rate (16.2 percent) and 30th in sacks (32) this past season.

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