Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers suffered a left ankle injury against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Bowers, who is Georgia’s leading receiver with 567 receiving yards, was initially expected to have suffered a lower ankle injury.

However, per Dawg Central’s Graham Coffey, TightRope surgery has been recommended to Brock Bowers. Bowers is expected to undergo surgery on Oct. 16. He is expected to make a full recovery, but Georgia football has not provided a timeline on his return.

TightRope surgery is typically needed for high ankle sprains. Bowers missed the rest of the Vanderbilt game after going down with his ankle issue.

After the Vanderbilt game, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart updated the status of Brock Bowers, but did not have much information to provide to the media.

Looked like it was lower, but we don’t know.

Brock Bowers would likely miss less time with a low ankle sprain than with a high ankle sprain.

Fellow Georgia tight end Lawson Luckie, a true freshman, underwent TightRope surgery earlier this season and missed around six to seven weeks. Offensive tackle Amarius Mims had TightRope surgery after the South Carolina game and has not returned. There’s a chance Mims returns for the Florida game.  Former Tennessee Volunteers wide Cedric Tillman had TightRope surgery last year and missed four games.

If Brock Bowers missed six weeks, then his return date would be around the SEC championship game.

Fortunately, Georgia has a bye week before the Florida game on Oct. 28. Georgia needs to find its offensive identity without Brock Bowers. The Bulldogs still have an excellent receiving group, but now Georgia will be thin at tight end.

If Brock Bowers is out, then tight end Oscar Delp will become Georgia’s No. 1 tight end. Lawson Luckie or Pearce Spurlin would be Georgia’s No. 2 tight end. The Bulldogs would likely rely more on playing three receivers, one running back, and one tight end as opposed to running two tight end sets.

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