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SOTU Awards: Defensive MVP-Jaquan Johnson

For the second-straight year, safety Jaquan Johnson was one of the most impactful forces for the Miami Hurricanes, and the senior was the Canes most valuable player on defense in 2018. The Miami native and product of Killian High School, Johnson had already been putting together a legendary career prior to 2018, and was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2017.

Jaquan Johnson's 2018 Senior season : 92 tackles, 1.5 for loss & 2 INT's in 11 games played (Led the team in tackles) pic.twitter.com/WfBhHJrPHX

— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life25) January 4, 2019

In 2018, Johnson led Miami with 92 tackles for the second-consecutive season, and also racked up two interceptions and two forced fumbles.