Virginia Football Injury Report and Depth Chart – Georgia Tech

Forward of Virginia’s matchup with Georgia Tech on Thursday night time, UVA head coach Tony Elliott supplied standing updates on a number of injured Cavaliers throughout his weekly press convention on Monday afternoon. 

Elliott famous that fifth-year slot receiver Billy Kemp IV is predicted to play towards Georgia Tech on Thursday after struggling an ankle harm early within the sport towards Duke. Kemp, who additionally missed the ODU and Syracuse video games with an sickness, was out for the rest of the Duke sport and missed final week’s sport towards Louisville as a result of ankle harm. He wore a limited-contact inexperienced jersey at observe on Monday, however is predicted to be accessible for the Georgia Tech sport.

On the opposite facet of the ball, senior linebacker Nick Jackson was additionally in a limited-contact inexperienced jersey for Monday’s observe as he continues to recuperate from a knee harm he suffered towards Louisville. Elliott says Jackson ought to have the ability to play towards Georgia Tech, however may not play his standard quantity of snaps. Moreover, junior linebacker Josh Ahern, who has been the group’s starter on the WILL linebacker place, will journey with the group to Atlanta, however shouldn’t be anticipated to play resulting from an harm, in keeping with Elliott. 

With UVA extra skinny on the linebacker spot than standard this week resulting from Ahern being out and Jackson not enjoying as many snaps, Elliott mentioned junior Hunter Stewart and freshman Stevie Bracey will probably be requested to step as much as decide up the slack. Bracey, a real freshman from Atlanta, made an look on this week’s depth chart for the primary time behind Jackson and D’Sean Perry on the MIKE linebacker spot. 

Senior defensive again Coen King performed within the sport towards Louisville final week after lacking the earlier two video games with a sprained MCL. He additionally missed the primary two video games of the season with an elbow harm earlier than making his lone begin of the season towards Outdated Dominion. King is now listed on the depth chart behind Lex Lengthy on the free security spot. 

One other change on the defensive depth chart is that Olasunkonmi Agunloye is now listed as Jahmeer Carter‘s backup at nostril sort out, leaping above Devontae Davis.

Virginia hopes to start out the second half of the season on a excessive notice because the Cavaliers seek for their first ACC win of the season at Georgia Tech on Thursday at 7:30pm in Atlanta. 

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