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Former Georgia LB makes PFF’s All-Transfer team

Georgia transfer linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson named to PFF’s All-Transfer team

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson has made the Pro Football Focus All-Transfer team. Dumas-Johnson, who transferred to Kentucky, entered the 2023 college football season as a preseason All-SEC selection.

Dumas-Johnson’s 2023 season did not go as planned as he suffered a forearm injury and missed a few games to end Georgia’s season. Dumas-Johnson, a former four-star recruit, recorded 34 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 2023.

Dumas-Johnson will instantly be one of Kentucky’s top defenders. He is an excellent blitzer (9.5 career sacks) and has sideline-to-sideline speed.

Dumas-Johnson missed the final five games of the 2023 season with a fractured forearm. The year before, he paced all SEC linebackers with a 79.7 run-defense grade and ranked second with a 26.7% pressure rate. He’ll be a leader of Kentucky’s defense next season.

The former Georgia inside linebacker will play against his former collegiate home on Sept. 14 in Week 3. The Wildcats also picked up another elite Georgia transfer in quarterback Brock Vandagriff. Bulldog fans will be rooting for Dumas-Johnson and Vandagriff in 2024, but not in Week 3.

Former Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson announces transfer destination

In case you missed it: Jamon Dumas-Johnson transfers to SEC foe

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson announced his decision to transfer to the University of Kentucky. One of Georgia’s leading tacklers will stay in the SEC and join the Wildcats.

Kentucky has been resourceful with the portal over the last couple of seasons, and adding Dumas-Johnson could be their best addition yet. Dumas-Johnson was an impact player on the Bulldogs defense at the middle level. He was often the field general before a fractured forearm took him out for the rest of the season.

Dumas-Johnson finished his three-year career in Athens with 125 tackles, 9.5 sacks and one interception. This move puts Smael Mondon Jr. at the forefront of the defense. He announced his decision to stay at Georgia a couple of days ago, and he’ll be the leader in the linebacker room. Sophomore CJ Allen will also be critical as he filled in for Dumas-Johnson toward the end of the season.

The 6-foot-1, 235 pound linebacker is a former four-star recruit and will be entering his senior season with Kentucky. The former Georgia linebacker is the second player to transfer from Georgia to Kentucky joining Brock Vandagriff. Georgia will travel to Kentucky in Week 3 next season.

Former Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson visiting Auburn

Jamon Dumas-Johnson started 24 games for Georgia before jumping into the transfer portal.

[autotag]Jamon Dumas-Johnson[/autotag] spent the past three seasons at Georgia but on Thursday he decided to enter the transfer portal.

[autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and Co. have quickly gotten involved with the former starter and are hosting him on an official visit, according to On3’s Jeffrey Lee.

Dumas-Johnson was an immediate contributor in Athens, appearing in 12 games his freshman season a reserve before becoming a starter in 2022. He started 24 straight games for the Dawgs from 2022-23 before a forearm injury ended his junior season after nine games.

In 38 career games, he made 126 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and defended seven passes.

Auburn has had a slow start to the transfer portal season so far, landing just one commitment from former Georgia State wide receiver Robert Lewis. Freeze admitted that he may need to consider tweaking Auburn’s strategy when recruiting transfers.

“I don’t think I’ve done very well, truthfully. It’s difficult. I think my gift and the success I’ve had, or lack thereof, in recruiting is typically relationship driven. Over the course of time, I think I can prove that I’m interested in that as much if not more than others. In the portal, it’s different. The reasons are maybe a little bit different for some leaving than others. You have to try to prove to them, initially on a phone call, that they should look at Auburn. We’ve done OK with that, but we’ve had many visits set and they’ve never even made it to campus. They’ve already decided where they’re going before, we ever get in front of them, which is a bit different for me. Maybe I need to change our approach some to that, but before we get really serious with somebody, I’d love to get in front of them and have some conversations. Who knows what’s the best way to go about it right now? But I think we’re all kind of in some trial and error to see what works and what doesn’t. Again, idealistically I’d love just to sign a bunch of high school kids, build great relationships with them, and never lose them. That may be in dreamland with the way the climate of college football is, but it sure would be nice to do that. The portal, maybe we try to start visiting with them as soon as you can instead of setting up a weekend that never happens. I don’t know. It’s been challenging to figure out.”

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Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson enters transfer portal

Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson enters transfer portal

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson is entering the transfer portal, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.

Dumas-Johnson was one of Georgia’s leading tacklers on the team in 2022 and entered 2023 as a preseason first-team All-American. His season was cut short after fracturing his forearm in the Missouri game.

Dumas-Johnson had 34 total tackles on the season and 3.5 sacks. He was a two-time champion with the Bulldogs and finishes his Georgia career with 126 tackles and 9.5 sacks.

Dumas-Johnson joins a list of transfers leaving Athens, that includes multiple linebackers. Players like Darris Smith, Marvin Jones, C.J. Madden and a couple more are all linebackers in the portal as of right now.

The Bulldogs are welcoming in the No. 1 and No. 3 linebacker recruits in the 2023 class. Justin Williams is a 6-foot-2 five-star that comes from Conroe, Texas, and he’s the No. 1 ranked linebacker. Chris Cole, from Salem, VA, is the No. 3 linebacker standing at 6-foot-3 and he’s a four-star.

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Dumas-Johnson was tabbed as the voice of the Bulldogs defense throughout the season and his leadership was missed in Georgia’s loss against Alabama. With Dumas-Johnson, the Bulldogs will rely on C.J. Allen heading into his sophomore season. The Bulldogs are also waiting on a decision from Smael Mondon Jr. on whether or not he declares for the NFL draft.

Injury update on star Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Georgia football will look for true freshman linebacker CJ Allen to step up in Jamon Dumas-Johnson’s absence

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson suffered a fractured forearm in Georgia’s 30-21 win over Missouri. Missouri quickly capitalized on Dumas-Johnson’s injury and ran for a touchdown to cut into Georgia’s lead.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart does not think the star linebacker will be able to play through the injury with a cast.

I don’t think so. I don’t know. We’ll see, I just got a text with the X-rays but it’s one of those that I doubt he’ll be able to.

Dumas-Johnson’s timeline for return is unclear. Dumas-Johnson’s 29 solo tackles and 3.5 sacks are big reasons why Georgia’s defense has been one of the best in the SEC. Georgia will continue to start Smael Mondon at linebacker, but will look for true freshman CJ Allen to step up in Dumas-Johnson’s absence.

True freshman Raylen Wilson also saw additional snaps after Dumas-Johnson went down. Georgia linebacker Xavian Sorey is another option at inside linebacker, but Sorey missed the Missouri game.

Georgia has been relying on another inside linebacker, Jalon Walker, as a pass rusher and will likely turn to CJ Allen, a former elite recruit, to start in place on Dumas-Johnson.

Georgia’s Javon Bullard tabs LB Jamon-Dumas Johnson as ‘voice’ of UGA defense

‘He’s (Dumas-Johnson) the voice. As a middle linebacker, you have to take on that role.’

The Georgia defense lost two of its biggest leaders in edge defender Nolan Smith (Philadelphia Eagles) and safety Christopher Smith (Las Vegas Raiders) this offseason.

The Bulldogs look to be in good hands with defensive back Javon Bullard and inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, who enter their junior seasons.

Bullard praised Dumas-Johnson’s leadership after a fall camp practice session on Thursday.

“He’s (Dumas-Johnson) the voice. As a middle linebacker, you have to take on that role. It’s something that we don’t take lightly,” Bullard said. “He’s been under great leadership prior to getting here. It’s big shoes, but he’s taken on that role and embraces it. He comes to work day in and day out. He’s a close friend of mine that I look up to on the defense. We have to be on the same page. I’m excited for his future and the things he’s going to do this season.”

The previous leadership Bullard referred to came from guys like current NFL linebackers Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker and Channing Tindall.

Head coach Kirby Smart called Dumas-Johnson and fellow starter Smael Mondon Jr. into his office after the duo had an unsatisfactory start to spring practices.

“Coach don’t praise you or check you unless you’re really doing that bad or really doing that good. When he told us that, we had to really look ourselves in the mirror and actually, you know, be truthful with ourselves about what Coach was saying,” Dumas-Johnson said. “He actually showed us some film and some clips of us that sophomore fall camp going into our sophomore year, and he was right as if we looked at it. And we were hungry. So fast forward to now, you know, you’ve just got to keep the same energy.”

Georgia’s defense has the talent to continue its success this season, but leadership is a need if the Bulldogs want another chance at a national championship.

“My goals are for the team to do what we came to do and set out to be who we set out to be,” Dumas-Johnson said. “I ain’t really worried about my goals anymore. In a team meeting, my coach showed us a lot of players that they had on the third-team coming into the season that went first round, so I swiped that off my mind.

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Georgia’s Jamon-Dumas Johnson ranked No. 4 among returning LBs

‘Pop’ Johnson is one of the best returning LBs in CFB…

Georgia inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson is one of the top returning linebackers for the 2023 season, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF).

Johnson comes in at No. 4 after exceeding expectations as a first-year starter as the Bulldogs secured their second consecutive national title.

Johnson earned Butkus Award semifinalist and All-SEC second team honors after a season in which he totaled 70 tackles (second on the team), four sacks (second on the team), nine tackles for loss (led team), with three pass breakups and one forced fumble in 15 games.

“Dumas-Johnson is the next great Georgia linebacker, following past Bulldog greats such as Roquan Smith and Nakobe Dean. In fact, over the past two seasons, the only SEC linebacker with a higher grade than Dumas-Johnson is Dean. The sophomore led the SEC this season with a 79.9 run-defense grade.” – PFF

Johnson was asked to the fill the void after 2021 Butkus Award winner Nakobe Dean was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and quickly became one of the Bulldogs defensive leaders in 2022.

Georgia should be in good hands at inside linebacker with rising juniors Johnson and Smael Mondon entering their second season as starters in 2023.

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Georgia may have best offensive and defensive player in 2023 per ESPN

Brock Bowers & Jamon Dumas-Johnson mentioned here…

The back-to-back defending national champions have no shortage of talent returning for the 2023 season.

Even without names like Jalen Carter, Stetson Bennett, Darnell Washington and Christopher Smith – ESPN says the Bulldogs might have the best offensive and defensive player next season.

In a discussion among ESPN’s college football writers, one nominated tight end Brock Bowers, the 2022 Mackey Award winner, and another nominated linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson.

“Bowers strikes me as a player who should already be in the NFL but has to stick around the college level for another season. He’ll be working with a new quarterback this fall, but I expect another huge season for the Mackey Award winner.” – Alex Rittenberg

Bowers is considered a top-10 2024 NFL draft pick.

As for Johnson, the leadership and reliability the first-year starter showed in 2022 was undeniable.

“Give me the best-returning defender from the best team in college football. Georgia’s Jamon Dumas-Johnson fits that bill,” ESPN’s Bill Connelly wrote. “He’s strong against both run and pass, and with more pass-rushing opportunities he could become one of the nation’s sacks leaders. On a per-rush basis, he was brilliant.” – Bill Connelly

Both Bowers and Johnson will be pivotal for the Bulldogs as they defend their SEC and national titles next season.

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Know your foe, Georgia: Which Bulldogs could give Ohio State problems in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

These dogs have bite #GoBucks

As we inch closer to game time, we need to look a bit more into who is going to be on the opposite sidelines from our Ohio State Buckeyes. The Georgia Bulldogs have been fantastic over the last two seasons, dropping just one game while winning last year’s College Football Playoff.

The [autotag]SEC[/autotag] only sent one team to this year’s CFP but as the one seed. There are tons of playmakers for UGA and a lot of credit goes to quarterback [autotag]Stetson Bennett[/autotag], tight end [autotag]Brock Bowers[/autotag], and defensive tackle [autotag]Jalen Carter[/autotag]. We won’t touch on those players because as we all know about them. Here are five other Bulldogs that could give [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] problems on New Year’s Eve in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Saturday night.

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2021 Georgia football recruiting class review: ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Reviewing the 2021 Georgia football recruiting class, continuing with ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Name: Jamon Dumas-Johnson

Position: Inside Linebacker

Height: 6’1

Weight: 235 lbs

High School: St. Frances Academy

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Commitment Date: July 8th, 2020

Rating/Recruitment: 

4-star Dumas-Johnson is the fourth Georgia 2021 commit that plays the linebacker position. However, he is the only inside LB the Dawgs were able to sign for this class. He grades out at 0.9215, which makes him the 193rd best overall prospect.

He also falls inside the top-20 for both his position and in his state (Maryland), ranking 12th and 8th, respectively. Dumas-Johnson received a total of 17 offers before deciding on his final 10.

The programs that were beat out by Georgia in the chase for Dumas-Johnson were Auburn, Ole Miss, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Penn State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M. Not a bad list of schools.

Highlights: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAKqIJ_BdE

(data via 247 Sports)