Georgia LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson sidelined with forearm fracture - ESPN

ATHENS, Georgia — All-American linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson fractured his left forearm in No. 2 Georgia's 30-21 victory over No. 12 Missouri on Saturday and will probably be sidelined for the foreseeable future.

Dumas-Johnson was injured on the final play of the third quarter. He was wearing a cast and sling on the field after the Bulldogs' 26th consecutive victory. When Georgia coach Kirby Smart was asked if Dumas-Johnson could play in games with a cast, he said X-rays showed a fracture that probably wouldn't allow him to do it.

«I don't think so,» Smart said. «It's one of those where I doubt he's going to be able to, but I don't know.»

Dumas-Johnson, a junior from Hyattsville, Maryland, was a Butkus Award finalist and All-American while helping lead the Bulldogs to their second straight College Football Playoff national championship in 2022. He has started 24 straight games at one of the inside linebacker spots and has 34 tackles, 5 ½ tackles for loss and 3 ½ sacks in nine games this season.

Georgia hosts No. 10 Ole Miss at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, followed by road games at No. 17 Tennessee and Georgia Tech to close the regular season.

Sophomore Jalon Walker and freshman C.J. Allen played inside linebacker in the fourth quarter, along with the other starter, Smael Mondon. Walker had four tackles and 1½ sacks.

«They played before he got hurt and those guys have played all year, so we need those guys to keep coming and to grow up,» Smart said. «They've done a tremendous job. [I've] got a lot of respect for those young guys that work for this opportunity, and they go out there and practice every day as hard as they can and they're really good football players. They're very talented and they got thrown in the fire