American football player (born 2001)
Jamon Lloyd Dumas-Johnson (born November 28, 2001)[ 1] is an American football linebacker who will play for the Kentucky Wildcats . He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs .
College career
Dumas-Johnson attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland . He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[ 2]
As a true freshman at Georgia in 2021, Dumas-Johnson played in 14 games as a backup recording 22 tackles, two sacks and one interception he returned for a touchdown .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] He took over as a starter his sophomore year in 2022.[ 6] [ 7]
On December 14, 2023, instead of entering into the 2024 NFL draft , he instead announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[ 8] On December 20, Dumas-Johnson committed to playing at the University of Kentucky .[ 9]
References
^ a b "Jamon Dumas-Johnson Linebacker Georgia" . nfldraftbuzz.com . Retrieved October 18, 2023 .
^ Page, Fletcher (July 8, 2020). "UGA football lands four-star OLB Jamon Dumas-Johnson" . Online Athens . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Spencer, Sarah K. (August 19, 2022). "Forcing turnovers a priority for Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia defense" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ISSN 1539-7459 . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Riley, Connor (August 19, 2022). "Jamon Dumas-Johnson 'ready for the challenge' of being the next standout Georgia football linebacker" . DawgNation . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Riley, Connor (August 16, 2022). "Georgia football coaches continue to rave about 'old man' Jamon Dumas-Johnson" . DawgNation . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Shelton, J.C. (September 30, 2022). "Georgia's Jamon Dumas-Johnson emerging as force at ILB" . University of Georgia Wire . USA Today. Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Griffith, Mike (September 15, 2022). "Georgia linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson ready for defense to answer questions at South Carolina" . DawgNation . Retrieved November 1, 2022 .
^ Thombs, Palmer (December 14, 2023). "Jamon Dumas-Johnson officially enters transfer portal" . On3.com . Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ Schlabach, Mark (December 20, 2023). "Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson transferring to Kentucky" . espn.com . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
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