Tate Ratledge injury update: Latest status for Georgia OL vs. Texas revealed on Friday injury report

The massive showdown between Texas and Georgia is another day closer and another SEC injury report is out. And that means another round of updates on some key players.

For Texas, the key player to watch is wideout Isaiah Bond, who is looking on track to play. For the Bulldogs, all eyes will be on offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, who is questionable this week after undergoing tightrope surgery on his ankle earlier this season.

See the full report below.

Full Georgia-Texas Friday injury report

Georgia Bulldogs

RB Roderick Robinson II – Out
LB Smael Mondon Jr. – Out
RB Branson Robinson – Out
DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye – Out
OL Tate Ratledge – Questionable
DL Jordan Hall – Probable
OL Jared Wilson – Probable

Texas Longhorns

DB Derek Williams Jr. – Out
RB CJ Baxter – Out
RB Christian Clark – Out
RB Velton Gardner – Out
OL Trevor Goosby – Out
WR Isaiah Bond – Probable

Ratledge suffered his injury in Week 3 against Kentucky and had the surgery the following week, as Georgia was on bye. With a typical recovery ranging from around a month to six weeks, Ratledge is now at the front end of his window to return to play heading into Week 8.

Head coach Kirby Smart shared an update on Ratledge’s status after the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win.

“He’s much closer,” Smart said. “He’s running. He’s on dry land running, pushing it. He’s got a custom-made brace. We keep hoping he gets better.”

The 6-foot-6, 320-pound lineman is one of Georgia’s most experienced players upfront, boasting 31 career starts, including three this season. For his efforts in the 2023 campaign, Tate Ratledge was named a second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC selection.

Bond has been listed as questionable earlier this week with an ankle injury before being upgraded to probably on Thursday. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian shared promising news about the wideout on Wednesday, saying Bond “had a pretty good practice today.”

The wide receiver has 21 catches for 369 yards and three touchdowns this season.

Both teams will have to continue relying on their depth at running back after suffering from numerous short-term and long-term injuries at the position. With the run game representing a key piece to each team’s respective winning formula recently and a crucial factor in Saturday’s game.