Brock Bowers jogs out with team as Georgia takes on Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Georgia will be without Brock Bowers as it takes on Florida in the 101st edition of The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party but the junior tight end still made the trip. Bowers jogged behind the team as it took the field and he wasn’t wearing a boot or using any device to get around.
He is 12 days removed from tight-rope surgery on his left ankle, a procedure used to aid in the recovery process of a high-ankle sprain. Bowers went down in the second quarter after he was tackled near the sideline on an end-around play. Replay showed that a defender rolled up on his ankle from the outside while his left foot was still planted into the ground.
He was limping when he got off the turf and tried to make his way back to the sideline before going down again. That caused the Georgia medical staff to come out and tend to him on the field. He left the field on his own power and entered the injury tent. When Bowers emerged from the tent, he had the help of a Georgia staff member to get into the locker room.
The 2022 Mackey Award winner, given annually to the nation’s top tight end, had four catches for 22 yards and two carries for 11 yards when he exited the game.
The Napa, Calif. native is Georgia’s leading receiver in 2023, just as he has been the past two seasons. Adding his first-half numbers against the Commodores, Bowers has 41 catches for 567 yards and four touchdowns on the year.
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As a freshman in 2021, Bowers was Georgia’s No. 1 offensive weapon and racked up 882 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns on 56 catches. He also had a rushing touchdown and 56 yards on the ground that season.
Despite racking up over 1,000 total yards in 2022, he was out gained by Kenny McIntosh but still remained the Bulldogs’ most impactful weapon in the passing game. Bowers caught 63 passes for 942 yards and seven touchdowns while helping Georgia to its second National Championship in as many seasons. Bowers added nine carries for 109 yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Going into that Vanderbilt game Bowers had three straight games of 100 receiving yards or more. He did that against UAB, Auburn, and Kentucky. After Georgia takes on the Gators in Jacksonville, it will return home to play No. 16 Missouri and No. 12 Ole Miss in back-to-back games. It’ll finish its SEC slate with a trip to Knoxville to take on No. 21 Tennessee and it’s regular-season finale will be in Atlanta vs. Georgia Tech.
