Georgia receiver Dominick Blaylock suffers season-ending injury during training camp
Terrible news to share out of Athens as one of Georgia’s receivers recently suffered an injury that’s going to take him off the field this fall.
Unfortunately, during a recent Bulldog practice, receiver Dominick Blaylock suffered a torn ACL. This news was first reported by 247Sports.
The only thing that makes this story worse is the fact that Blaylock worked hard all offseason to rehab from the torn ACL he suffered during Georgia’s appearance in the 2019 SEC Championship Game. Tragically, Blaylock just tore the same ACL in practice.
During his freshman season last fall, Blaylock caught 18 passes for 310 yards and five touchdowns.
The Georgia native signed with the Bulldogs as a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 36 overall recruit in the 2019 recruiting cycle. He was rated as the nation’s No. 5 high school receiver coming out of Walton High School.
Following this disappointing news, Georgia released the following statement on Blaylock’s injury:
“University of Georgia sophomore wide receiver Dominick Blaylock suffered an injury to his left knee Wednesday during a non-contact drill. Surgery will be required and he will miss the 2020 season. A full recovery is expected.”
Wow. He was supposed to be WR2 right? Behind Pickens I think.
I think that was what most believed yes. Hate it for him.
We still have more than enough at WR! But this still SUCKS FOR HIM!!!! Nothing to say but it sucks. And I don’t want to hear anymore Alabama talk about injuries. UGA ALWAYS HAS AS MANY AS ANYONE TO KEY PLAYERS!!!
Like I said. We still have plenty. It’s just about keeping them healthy!!! Why do I feel CORONA and pushing too hard to make up for spring might have contributed? Sick for Blaylock. He is such a great kid. He will still have a career!!!!
PS. Just sick for him.
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Well that’s what happens when you rush kids back too quickly. Keep being proud of having injuries.
Really?
Fuuuuucccc….
Triple Fuuuuuuucccccc!!!!!!
Man, I hate the dogs, but this is brutal. Hope the kid can have a major comeback from this.
Ugh – this is really terrible news. Hopefully he’ll be able to have a full recovery. I grew up watching his father play for the Hawks. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Blaylock family.
Thank you.
Absolutely hate this for Blaylock. I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. He has such a bright future ahead of him.
Poor kid hate to see this happen. Two torn acls is a lot to come back from
Yeah it is sadly
2020 is a real b**ch.
Yes it is
Yeah it is but athletes getting badly hurt all over the place is the least of terrible things that 2020 has brought.
Definitely hate it for him, and wish him a speedy recovery.
Before anybody goes too far down the gloom-and-doom trail, though, we still have these guys in the WR room, listed in order from upperclassmen down to freshmen.
Demetrius Robertson, Matt Landers, Trey Blount, Tommy Bush, Kearis Jackson, George Pickens, Makiya Tongue, Marcus Rosemy, Jermaine Burton, Arian Smith, Justin Robinson and Ladd McConkey.
Injury prone, total butter-fingered bust, not athletic enough, injury prone w/ high ceiling, injury prone but has had a good offseason so far, stud who desperately needs help around him, stuck in the depth chart but interesting physical specimen, technically advanced akin to Ridley, extremely well-rounded/most likely impact freshman, speedster w/ highest ceiling of freshman class, physical but slower 50-50 ball winner, project speedster who needs to bulk up.
Just my realist opinion. Relieving to hear the positive buzz around Burton and Robinson coming out of camp, though. PTL. Also heard White and Cook have had a solid offseason.
JFC Eeyore that is the most dreary assessment I have ever seen
I heard that conjones quite tik toking with lil kirby, he’s in the dumps
It’s CO Jones and “quit”. You big Moron
You don’t like nicknames?? That’s ironic
lil kirby – are you off the meds? You’ve got to take you meds if you expect to get better.
You are talking about 17-21 year old young men who develop each and every year. The players you write off are elite athletes who will progress, the light bulb will come on for them.
New OC, new schemes, new focus – we will be fine at WR and Slot.
The only ones I’ve totally written off are Landers and Blount, for obvious reasons. I just don’t want to hold these guys to unrealistic expectations. Of the 3 five stars, one has never been the same since his injury at Cal, one just tore his ACL for the second time, and the other has been the lone bright spot in a position group that was deflating all of last year.
And he’s worked his ass off trying to play for your University.
Matt Landers’ level of play hasn’t been worth the bus ticket he rode in on and if he proves me wrong this year I will gladly buy a customized item featuring his name/number. He was a low 3-star and has performed like a low 3-star his entire time here. End of story.
Although I don’t believe in the idea of “injury-prone” as an assessment, I share your lack of optimism on these players. Not because I only view them for their negative traits, but because the majority lack at least one key feature, a combination of skill and experience. Blaylock had that as well as versatility. He could play in the slot and on the outside, giving flexibility to the offense in who the 3rd receiver could be. You could pick the true best 3rd receiver and not just the best slot guy or boundary guy because Blaylock could shift to either. UGA seems to have either immensely talented guys (most of the freshmen) or experienced guys (most of the non freshmen). the only other guy you can make an argument for to be in both would be Robertson but that would be assuming he returns to his freshman form which he may not. He seems to have lost a step since that broken leg.
Last year’s offense, 2019, was completely dysfunctional. Coley, Fromm, the play calling, dropped passes, poorly thrown balls, busted routes, loaded boxes etc.
The guys you and lil kirby refer to don’t deserve all the blame for last year’s poor passing game, the dismal passing game was a “team effort” and I lay most of the blame on Coley and Fromm.
Do I think any of those receivers (sans Pickins) will transform into All-SEC players, no. But Robinson, Bush and Jackson possess the ability to be impact players, those guys have elite talent. If the light-bulb goes off for Landers he will also be an impact player.
I’m sure 1 or more of the freshman will also contribute to a much improved passing game.
Monken’s Air Raid is built on simple, high probability routes that will be much easier to execute. 2020 QB play wll be much better. Let the WR start performing and gain some confidence – who knows how good they can be.
Robinson, Bush, and Jackson are also the returning players I rest my hopes on, though I do feel quietly confident about Jermaine Burton’s impact potential.
What I’m saying is it’s nice to have guys with potential, but if you are DEPENDING on potential, you are in a rough spot. UGA was gonna DEPEND on Pickens and Blaylock and not have to worry about “are they gonna thrive or not?”
Now they have to depend on kids fulfilling their potential which is not a place championship teams usually find themselves. I think Burton is showing some good things similar to Pickens last year so he may step up and be the 2 right away. No one is blaming those guys for last years collapse either, but Pickens and Blaylock thrived while the others didn’t. That tells me that it wasn’t impossible to thrive, but that some of those talented guys needed more experience, or some of those experienced guys lacked some of the talent.
I agree completely.