ATHENS — By now, Jamon Dumas-Johnson is used to following in someone else’s footsteps. He played for one of the top high school programs in the country at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. He took over as the MIKE linebacker in Georgia’s defense, taking over for Butkus Award winner Nakobe Dean.
On Saturday, he’ll look to replace some of what Nolan Smith brought to the team, as the latter was the team’s vocal leader. Smith will still be helping Georgia, though it will be from the sidelines as he needs surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle.
Dumas-Johnson had already been taking on a bigger leadership role with this Georgia team. It comes with the title team’s middle linebacker. The sophomore calls out directions and connects the back of the Georgia defense to the front.
On Saturday, Dumas-Johnson will do all of that at an even faster rate as Tennessee plays at a ludicrous-speed pace.
Fortunately for Georgia, Dumas-Johnson is more than capable of doing so, no matter whose shoes he’s wearing.
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