ATHENS — Tight end Darnell Washington and defensive back Tykee Smith, both projected starters, are among the Georgia football players banged up with the team’s second scrimmage approaching.
Washington is in a walking boot with a foot injury and Smith has a sprained ankle and both are questionable. to play in the opening game at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 against Clemson in Charlotte, N.C.
Kirby Smart issued a statement on Wednesday saying both are “day to day.”
It has been a strenuous offseason of strength and conditioning and fall camp for the Bulldogs, who have several players with bumps and bruises that aren’t listed on the injury report.
“We are beat up a little bit at wide out, we have some injuries so we don’t have all of our guys out there,” Coach Kirby Smart said after a closed scrimmage last Saturday. “We have a lot of guys injured all around, but this time of year I think everyone does.”
The Bulldogs have taken hit after hit since opening fall camp, when projected starting center Warren Ericson suffered a hand injury that has required a cast.
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Ericson, Smart said, is attempting to play with the cast and snap with his other hand.
Georgia second-year center Sedrick Van Pran and senior Jamaree Salyer have been working at the position with Ericson taking mental reps.
Georgia receivers Jermaine Burton (ankle) and Kearis Jackson (knee) missed the start of fall drills but have returned to practice based on photos the UGA football program released on Tuesday.
Burton and Jackson were among the projected starters who didn’t play in the scrimmage on Saturday, along with senior tight end John Fitzpatrick and Ericson.
Here’s a look at the unofficial rundown on Georgia football injuries:
TE Darnell Washington (foot)
TE John FitzPatrick (foot)
DB Tykee Smith (ankle)
C Warren Ericson (hand)
CB Jalen Kimber (shoulder)
OL Owen Condon (unknown)
WR Arik Gilbert (personal)
WR Dominick Blaylock (knee)
WR George Pickens (knee)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated
