Pregame warmups offer insight to the status of Georgia receivers Arian Smith, AD Mitchell

Georgia receivers Arian Smith and AD Mitchell both made the trip to Columbia for Saturday’s matchup against Missouri, The Athletic’s Seth Emerson reported. Although Mitchell’s status is still uncertain, Smith appears to be on track to make his season debut.

“Arian Smith is also here and running routes in warmups with the other receivers, so we may see him in this game,” Emerson wrote.

Emerson then provided an update on Mitchell’s status, indicating he is much more questionable to play.

“AD Mitchell is with Georgia on the trip and testing out his ankle with Scott Sinclair during preliminary warm-ups,” Emerson wrote in a tweet. “Players who do so with Sinclair don’t usually play, but good sign that Mitchell is here.”

If Smith ultimately plays, it will be his first game all season after he suffered an ankle injury in fall camp. Mitchell appeared to suffer an ankle injury in Week 2 against Samford and has not played since.

Kickoff for the contest between the Bulldogs and Tigers is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Kirby Smart provides update on Arian Smith, AD Mitchell

Georgia has started off the season red hot once again and looks like the nation’s top team for the second year running with a more confident Stetson Bennett behind center. However, his potential for the season could be directly tied to the health of his wide receiver room, which has suffered several key injuries to start the season and must get healthy soon to develop chemistry with the rest of the offense.

Head coach Kirby Smart will certainly look to integrate wide receivers Arian Smith and AD Mitchell back into the fold as soon as possible once doctors clear the pair to return. While no concrete timeline has been set for that process, an update did emerge from a recent press conference.

“Arian (Smith) more than AD (Mitchell),” Smart said on the availability of the pair at practice. “But still hopeful on both.”

Smart then stood silent as he looked around the room after his short answer, then ending the press conference a few moments later. While the update provides will certainly create optimism about the upcoming return of both players, the vague response provides little insight into when each return is most likely to happen.

On3’s James Fletcher contributed to this report.