Georgia RB Dante Dowdell Suffers Serious Injuries in ATV Accident, Faces Uncertain 2026 Season
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Georgia RB Dante Dowdell Suffers Serious Injuries in ATV Accident, Faces Uncertain 2026 Season
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Summary
Kirby Smart said Georgia running back Dante Dowdell suffered “serious injuries” in an off-campus ATV accident earlier this month and is still being treated.
Two hospitals have treated Dowdell, and he is now at Atlanta’s Shepherd Center, which specializes in spinal cord, brain injury and rehabilitation care.
Smart said Dowdell is out of the most critical stage and the program expects a full recovery, but his timetable for returning this season remains unclear.
Picayune, Mississippi, is where ESPN said Dowdell was injured near his home; the transfer back has played for 4 schools in 4 years and entered Georgia’s backfield behind Nate Frazier Jr. and Chauncey Bowens.