Nebraska freshmen Princewill Umanmielen, Cameron Lenhardt earn All-America honors

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Two freshman defenders for Nebraska earned All-America honors this year, officials announced Friday.

Linebacker Princewill Umanmielen was picked as a second-team freshman All-American by the Athletic.

The College Football Network selected defensive end Cameron Lenhardt as an honorable mention freshman All-American.

. @CameronLenhardt and @hoodiiewill have earned Freshman All-American honors 🇺🇸

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Umanmielen, a Texas native, finished his first year with 22 tackles and 4.5 tackles for a loss.

Lenhardt aided the Blackshirts with 15 tackles, five tackles for a loss and three sacks.

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