Georgia TE Brock Bowers’ status for Orange Bowl uncertain against an extremely shorthanded Florida State

Georgia could be without TE Brock Bowers and OT Amarius Mims against an extremely shorthanded Florida State team in the Orange Bowl on Saturday.

Both Bowers and Mims suffered high ankle sprains during the regular season and have been working their way back to full strength since. It was especially clear when Bowers returned to the field that he wasn’t at 100%.

Tuesday, Georgia coach Kirby Smart said that Georgia will have its “guys that are healthy.” Does that group include Bowers and Mims? According to Rivals’ UGASports.com, the two players are expected to join the team on Thursday. And Smart made it seem Tuesday after the rest of the team arrived at the Orange Bowl that it would be Bowers’ decision if he’s going to play.

“That’s up to Brock,” Smart said. “Brock’s been with us the whole time and he’s been doing all the things he’s got to do. It’s more important, though, that he’s 100%. The guy probably played earlier than he should have, came out there and competed his butt off.”

Both Bowers and Mims are widely expected to be early picks in the 2024 NFL draft, so you can understand why they wouldn’t want to risk taking the field if they aren’t 100%. Bowers is viewed as the top tight end in the draft and could be a top-10 selection in April. He had 56 catches for 714 yards and six scores in 10 games in 2023. For his career, he has 175 catches for 2,538 yards and 26 touchdowns and had played in every game in his career until he was injured against Vanderbilt.

Georgia TE Brock Bowers missed three games due to a high ankle sprain in 2023. (Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

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Publish date : 2023-12-27 14:06:07

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