Georgia injury updates: Kirby Smart offers latest on Earnest Greene, Juan Gaston, more

The Georgia Bulldogs are looking to make another run to the SEC Championship and the College Football Playoff this season. They got off on the right foot in that journey in Week 1. However, Kirby Smart does know his team is already dealing with plenty of injuries.

Ahead of Week 2, Smart shared several injury updates. That began with defensive back Daylen Everette, as well as two offensive linemen, Earnest Greene and Juan Gaston. He would note that all three of them are dealing with what could be described as lower body injuries.

“Daylen Everette is dealing with an ankle injury,” Kirby Smart said. “Seems to be doing well. Was able to run and do some things yesterday, and should be able to crank it back up today and do more. Juan and EG, we’re hopeful to get both those guys back this week, but only time will tell.”

Daylen Everette is a senior who started in each of the last two seasons for Georgia. He’d be a Third-Team All-SEC selection last season, coming off a season where he led the defense with three interceptions, two of which were in the SEC Championship Game. in the SEC Championship.

On the offensive line, Juan Gaston was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2025. He became the first true freshman Georgia offensive lineman to start in a season opener since 2017. Meanwhile, Earnest Greene is a veteran who has been at Georgia since 2022 and played in 25 games while making 23 starts over the past two seasons. Later, Kirby Smart also shared an update on another veteran offensive lineman, Micah Morris, who has played in 32 games over the past three seasons. However, he now has a cast on his hand, and it’s unclear how long it will take to get back on the field.

“I’m not sure of the timeline on that,” Smart said. “He has the option of a hand cast with fingers out that he was not as comfortable with that he may be moving to. Kyron [Jones] is dealing with the same thing, but I can’t answer that. I don’t know when he’s going to be able to be out of the complete club.”

Kirby Smart would also share an update on running back Roderick Robinson. A redshirt sophomore, he played in six games over his first two seasons on campus at Georgia. Now, he’s battling a hamstring issue as injuries have become a major challenge for him to navigate recently.

“Yeah, he’s dealing with a little bit of a hamstring, and he was gonna try to go Saturday if he could,” Smart said. “And it was one of those deals that we didn’t want to press it once we got out ahead, and he’s continuing to rehab, get better. Come off of his — he had an ankle surgery as well, and get comfortable with that.”

Georgia’s injury issues even extend to punter Brett Thorson. He suffered a knee injury in the SEC Championship Game last season. Now, he’s feeling good about the punting side of his game. However, he hasn’t been cleared by doctors yet and can’t be on the field in case he needs to make a tackle until that happens.

“I think that’s what we talked about last time. He’s got to be cleared by the medical staff,” Smart said. “And he’s close to being able to do that. But that’s a measure. It’s a hard measurement, you know what I mean? Like, I hope he doesn’t have to make a tackle, that’s the hope. But he does have to be cleared.”

Georgia needs to get healthy quickly as the season goes on. The Bulldogs are set to take on Austin Peay next week before getting into SEC play.