Florida Gators' Princely Umanmielen Named to Lombardi Award Watch List
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday afternoon, the Rotary Club of Houston announced that Florida defensive end Princely Umanmielen was named to the Lombardi Award Watch List.
Roughly 24 hours ago, Umanmielen was also named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List. That award is presented annually to the college defensive player of the year.
A native of Manor, Texas, Umanmielen is one of nine defensive ends to make both of those watch lists. He is one of five SEC defensive players named to both lists as well.
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Umanmielen, an All-SEC Preseason Third-Team selection with Athlon, Phil Steele and the media at SEC Media Days, led the Gators with 4.5 sacks in 2022. He started in 11 of 13 games on the season, having also accumulated 39 tackles (16 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
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The Rotary Lombardi Award is presented annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman, who in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame head coach Vince Lombardi. The award is now in its 50th year.
Semifinalists for the award will be made public on Nov. 1, followed by the four finalists on Nov. 15. The winner of the 50th Lombardi Award will then be announced on Dec. .6.
2023 Gators Football Watch Lists
| Award | Player | ||
| Maxwell Award | Ricky Pearsall | ||
| Ray Guy Award | Jeremy Crawshaw | ||
| Wuerffel Trophy | Derek Wingo | ||
| Paul Hornung Award | Trevor Etienne | ||
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Princely Umanmielen | ||
| Lombardi Award | Princely Umanmielen |
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