Jamon Dumas-Johnson

UPDATES

 

Week 3: In Georgia's 24-14 win versus South Carolina, Dumas-Johnson played 39 snaps, recording three tackles. The inside backer was targeted twice and allowed one reception for -1 yards. He also had two QB hurries.

 

Week 2: Dumas-Johnson played 21 snaps in Georgia's 45-3 win, and was credited with one tackle.  He also was targeted on one pass and allowed one reception for 14 yards.

 

Week 1: Logging 30 snaps in Georgia's 48-7 win versus Tennessee-Martin, Dumas-Johnson recorded two tackles and had one hit on the QB. He was targeted twice and allowed one reception for nine yards. 

 

Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2024 – Senior
• Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at Georgia
• Played in 38 career games with 24 starting assignments and helped the Bulldogs win back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022
• Has 126 career tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, seven pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble
• Preseason Second Team All-SEC Defense (Athlon and Phil Steele)

2023 – Junior (Georgia)
• Started in nine games, missing four due to injury
• Totaled 34 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry
• Earned a spot on the several national watch lists, including the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Butkus Award and the Lombardi Award
• Selected to the AP Preseason All-America First Team and The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team

2022 – Sophomore (Georgia)
• Started at linebacker in all 15 games for the Bulldogs
• Had a fantastic season as a true sophomore, becoming a finalist for the Butkus Award and being named a First-Team All-American by Sporting News and ESPN
• Earned second-team All-America honors by The Associated Press, AFCA and The Athletic
• Named to the Associated Press All-SEC second team
• Was the team’s second-leading tackler with 70 total stops, including team-high 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 QB sacks … Also had 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

2021 – Freshman (Georgia)
• Played in 14 of UGA’s 15 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams as a true freshman
• 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

 

HIGH SCHOOL
• Was ranked a four-star prospect and was the nation’s No. 10 linebacker coming out of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland
• Coached by Henry Russell
• As a junior in 2019, he helped lead the Panthers to an 11-1 record and the No. 3 high school team in the country
• Featured on HBO’s “The Cost of Winning” documentary

 

PERSONAL

 

• First name is pronounced “jah-MON”
• Born in Hyattsville, Maryland/Prince George’s County
• Son of Jimmie Dumas and Julia Johnson
• Has six siblings – Javon, Jimmie, Brandon, Niko, Daron and Daenard
• Twin brother, Javon, is younger by 19 minutes
• Major is community and leadership development
• Nickname is “Pop”
• He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit
• One thing most people don’t know is he’s a twin
• Three words to describe him are funny, loud and understanding
• One thing he will never do again is swim in the ocean

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
9.0	7.0	60.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	41.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
17.0	17.0	1.0	0.0	17.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.5	0.0	21.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	9.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
1.0	20.0	20.0	1.0