Florida football: 5 players who (probably) won’t be back in 2024
By Josh Yourish
![Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) hauls in a reception against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Kamari Lassiter (3) during the first quarter of an NCAA Football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2Fdc5f2c968cab48bfd8a1206cf81f58589cc07b632084a27d8acdef036218c6b7.jpg "Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) hauls in a reception against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Kamari Lassiter (3) during the first quarter of an NCAA Football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]")
![Florida Gators defensive end Princely Umanmielen (1) lines up against Vanderbilt Commodores tight end Justin Ball (84) during the second half at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2Fb7bc8260ea2c3f0392f04881f9212e86bd7f1f25c33627fafe76da81f083c04d.jpg "Florida Gators defensive end Princely Umanmielen (1) lines up against Vanderbilt Commodores tight end Justin Ball (84) during the second half at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]")
3. Princely Umanmielen, junior
Now, the good news. It’s never fun when a great player leaves your team for the NFL, especially with remaining eligibility, but it’s a great recruiting tool and a good problem to have.
Umanmielen has plenty of size for the NFL at 6-foot-5 255 pounds and after a 4.5 sack season in 2022, he already has 5.5 sacks and plenty of pressures. All his tools and athleticism have come together to turn potential into production at the college level.
NFL teams are desperate to add to their defensive lines, so Umanmielen will be a hot commodity this spring. He was mentioned by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler as one of the toughest players to leave off his midseason top 50 big board. Pro Football Focus’s NFL draft board has him at No. 53 overall.
He has been at Florida for four seasons but has remaining eligibility from the 2020 pandemic season.