Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a game against Kent State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a game against South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (10) during a practice session in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Position:
ILB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hyattsville, Md.
High School:
St. Frances Academy
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*** 2022 ESPN, Sporting News All-America First Team ***

Career Highs
*8 tackles vs. Missouri, Kentucky, 2022
*2.0 sacks vs. Kent State, 2022
*3.0 TFL vs. Kent State, 2022
*1 interception vs. UAB, 2021

2023: Named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team...Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List selection..named to Butkus Award Watch List...Lombardi Award Watch List selection...selected to AP Preseason All-America First Team...The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team..made nine starts at ILB before missing the remainder of the season due to injury…credited with 34 tackles, 29 solo stops…notched 5.5 tackles for a loss of 37 yards…tallied 3.5 sacks for a loss of 32 yards…had two pass breakups and a QB hurry…had three tackles, two for a loss of nine yards, including a sack for a loss of eight yards in SEC opener against South Carolina...tallied four solo tackles, one for a loss of four yards, in win over UAB...recorded four solo tackles in SEC road win over Auburn...registered four tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards, in win over Kentucky...posted five tackles, including three solo stops, and a pass breakup in SEC win at Vanderbilt...notched four solo stops, including a sack for a loss of nine yards to lead the Bulldogs in sacks this season, with a pass breakup and quarterback hurry in road win over Florida...one of three Bulldogs to notch a team-leading seven tackles, with six his total being solo stops, in win over Missouri.
2022: Finalist for the Butkus Award...First Team All-America by Sporting News and ESPN...Second Team by Associated Press, AFCA and The Athletic...Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...started at LB in all 15 games...second leading tackler on the team with 70 total stops, including team-high 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 QB sacks...also has 26 QB hurries, third-most on the team...posted four tackles and two QB hurries against TCU in the CFP National Championship Game...had two tackles, a sack and three QB hurries against Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...team-high eight tackles in win at Missouri...had six tackles -- two for QB sacks, another for lost yardage -- in win over Kent State...led all Bulldog defenders with six tackles (and three QB hurries) in win at South Carolina...had seven tackles, including one for a 2-yard loss, along with five QB hurries in win over Florida...eight tackles in win at Kentucky...had five tackles, one for lost yardage, and recovered a third-quarter fumble in win over Georgia Tech...had three stops in season-opening win over No. 11 Oregon...second-team Mid-Season All-America by The Athletic...named to the pre-season Watch List for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels.
2021: Played in 14 of 15 games as a reserve LB and also on special teams...finished with 22 total stops on the season, along with 2.0 QB sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and two QB pressures...tied for team honors with six tackles in win over Charleston Southern...five tackles, including one sack for a 9-yard loss, in win over Missouri...saw his first collegiate action as a reserve LB in win over UAB...had a 4th-quarter interception and return of 20 yards for a touchdown, the second of Georgia's four pick-six scores in 2021...one of his four tackles vs. Georgia Tech was a QB sack for a 13-yard loss...credited with two stops each in wins over Arkansas and Auburn...solo tackle on the game’s opening kickoff vs. Kentucky...had one tackle and a pass breakup in win over Florida.
High School: St. Frances Academy, coached by Henry Russell…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #10 inside linebacker nationally, the #9 prospect in Maryland, and the #189 overall prospect… PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 350 All-American…ranked as the #11 OLB prospect, #8 prospect in Maryland, and #190 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked as the #17 inside linebacker nationally and the #14 prospect in Maryland…ESPN.com four-star prospect, listed as the #13 inside linebacker in the country, the #5 player in Maryland, and the #105 overall prospect…as a junior in 2019, he helped lead the Panthers to an 11-1 record and the #3 ranked high school team in the country…featured on HBO’s “The Cost of Winning” documentary.
Personal: Full name: JAMON LLOYD DUMAS-JOHNSON...Major: Housing Management & Policy... recipient of the William J. MacKenna Football Scholarship.