Kirby Smart gives injury update on Marvin Jones and Zion Logue ahead of LSU matchup

Georgia put a bow on their undefeated season defeating Georgia Tech 37-14, and will now look ahead to their SEC Championship matchup versus LSU. The Bulldogs look to be as healthy as possible in their championship game, as head coach Kirby Smart provided a brief injury update on a pair of his defensive players starting with linebacker Marvin Jones Jr.

“Marvin has an ankle sprain. Not sure of the severity,” Smart said.

Jones has been a reserve linebacker and appeared on special teams for the Bulldogs this season and left Saturday’s game versus the Yellowjackets due to his ankle injury. But he didn’t do so without recording his first career sack in the fourth quarter, as Smart seems hopefully he will be ready to go in the championship game.

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Smart also gave an injury update on junior defensive lineman Zion Logue who’s been suffering from an undisclosed injury from two weeks ago.

“Zion is good,” Smart said. “He was dealing with that same injury from the Kentucky game. I think Zion is going to be fine.”

Logue has appeared in every single game of the season for the Bulldogs this year recording 15 tackles, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He’s started in six games for Georgia this season, and will likely appear in their conference championship game as well based on Smart’s optimism.

Kirby Smart details how Jalen Carter has created value for himself while overcoming injuries

Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter is one of the most highly touted prospects for the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, bringing a rare combination or size and skill to the table. Carter has battled injuries throughout this season, missing a handful of games and seeing limited snaps in various contests. But latelt, Carter has been playing a higher volume of snaps and coming up big for the Bulldogs’ defense that ranks No. 1 in the country.

Head coach Kirby Smart was recently asked what it meant to have Carter battle through injuries and buy into the team while having generational wealth at stake with his current draft status, and Smart flipped the script on the question when talking about his star defensive tackle.

“The assumption you make is generational wealth is on the line, I look at it as he’s earning generational wealth, it’s not given right?” Smart asked. “He hasn’t had an opportunity to play all year and show his skillset and really show his stamina, in all his years playing here he never got to play that many snaps.”

Carter suffered an ankle injury in the very first play of their opener versus Oregon, followed by a sprained MCL against Missouri. This limited his opportunity to make plays early in the season, but he has come on strong since his return to the lineup recording 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and two forced fumbles in his last four outings.

“So he’s creating value for himself with the way he’s been playing and if you look at the top end of the draft it’s one of those things where it’s a huge difference between pick three ,and pick 10, and pick 14,” Smart explained. “It’s a lot more different than it is down there towards the end.”