Chad Muma is emerging as a bright spot on the Jaguars’ defense. jfmckessy breaks down Muma as he's starting to come on lately and make an impact. DUUUVAL
last week after fellow rookie linebacker Devin Lloyd started to experience some struggles on defense. After his performance in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions, there’s no reason for the team to look back.
Muma’s first start was relatively quiet with nine tackles and not much else, though he notably played 100% of the team’s defensive snaps against Baltimore last week. Jaguars defensive coordinatoralso gave him credit for “settling everything down” from the MIKE linebacker position, which allowed Foye Oluokun to have a big game of his own. It was enough to earn Muma a second straight start. Fortunately for both the linebacker and the team, he took full advantage of the opportunity.
, the Lions were the first team to score on every possession in a regular-season game in four years. One of the biggest bright spots for Jacksonville on Sunday was Muma, the rookie linebacker out of Wyoming, who had a breakout performance in his second career start. Muma recorded 11 combined tackles on Sunday, including two tackles for a loss and his first career sack against the Lions before injuring his ankle in the second half. His 1.5 sacks immediately put him in the Jaguars’ top five in sack totals this year. Muma has already surpassed one of this year’s first-round rookies in sacks, Lloyd , and is just one short of the total of his other first-round rookie teammate , Travon Walker, despite starting in just two games.
One of the plays that best showed off Muma’s potential in Sunday’s game was his tackle for a loss on Lions starting running back D’Andre Swift on a play inside the Jags’ own 10-yard line.
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