Tate Ratledge, Montrell Johnson injury update: Latest on Georgia, Florida stars' status revealed on Friday injury report

Ahead of the SEC showdown between Florida and Georgia on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, the Friday injury report gave us a better idea of who will be available for the clash.

Both squads have some key players either on the mend and hopeful to play this weekend or already ruled out, causing some headaches for both coaches. With the stakes for the game quite high, check out the updated injury report below.

Florida

• DB Ja’Keem Jackson – Out
• DB Jason Marshall – Out
• WR Eugene Wilson III – Out
• RB Treyaun Webb – Out
• QB Graham Mertz – Out
• DB Asa Turner – Out
• WR Kahleil Jackson – Out
• OL Devon Manuel – Out
• OL Roderick Kearney – Out
• DL Jamari Lyons – Out
• RB Montrell Johnson – Questionable
• OL Damieon George – Questionable

Georgia

• RB Roderick Robinson II – Out
• LB Smael Mondon – Out
• WR Anthony Evans – Out
• RB Branson Robinson – Out
• DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye – Out
• DB Joenel Aguero – Out (1st Half)
• DB Dan Jackson – Out (1st Half)
• DL Jordan Hall – Probable
• OL Tate Ratledge – Probable

Alas, Florida might need a win to finally help turn down the noise on coach Billy Napier, who sits at 15-17 overall and 1-6 against the program’s three chief rivals. And even then a win will only go so far.

Meanwhile, Georgia needs to win to keep in good standing for the College Football Playoff, having already lost one contest earlier this year. Time will tell who gets the victory, and which players end up being healthy enough to participate come Saturday afternoon.

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Moreover, both the Gators and Bulldogs were on byes this past weekend before this all-important game. However, each are coming off their own biggest wins of the season so far, so there’s some momentum on both sides.

First, Florida has been quite competitive over the last month after a start at 1-2. They won by 17 at Mississippi State before coming off their first bye with an 11-point victory over UCF. Then, in a rivalry on Rocky Top, the Gators took No. 8 Tennessee to overtime before losing on a walk-off score for the Volunteers.

Still, the last time they were on the field, they won again at 48-20 over Kentucky to begin the back half of their season. It’s a stretch that has them at 4-3 now and was much-needed too with what their final five games still look like.

On the other hand, Georgia also impressed in their last outing after a so-so last month. A one-point win at Kentucky, a loss at Alabama, and then two home wins over Auburn by 18 and Mississippi State by 10 didn’t do much for the Bulldogs.

That was before winning at 30-15 against Texas in a top-five matchup on The 40 Acres. The game served as a reminder of what they are that the sport had been looking for with them at 6-1, before their own last five games.

On3’s Thomas Goldkamp and Sam Gillenwater contributed to this article.