Nate Frazier will play vs Auburn
One of the biggest injuries Georgia has dealt with this season has been to running back Nate Frazier. His status wasn’t known all week after not playing against Alabama last week, but he reportedly will not only play against Auburn but he will start against the Tigers.
Georgia tailback Nate Frazier (ribs) is expected to start for the Bulldogs tonight, per a source. He missed two of the past three games and had just two carries against Vanderbilt two weeks ago. pic.twitter.com/hBRPHopIfO
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 17, 2026
This will be the first game Frazier will start since Georgia’s week three win over Arkansas.
Nate Frazier is not on Georgia's injury report
Nate Frazier entered the 2026 season with hopes of being a superstar and one of the best running backs in the country. When healthy he has lived up to those expectations, but he has missed half of the season due to injury.
Frazier suffered an injury in Georgia's third game of the season at Arkansas. He didn't play the following week against Oklahoma before getting two carries against Vanderbilt and not playing against Alabama last week. Heading into this week against Auburn his status was still up in the air even though he hasn't been on the injury report at all this week.
Typically when a player hasn't been on the injury report all week that means they are a lock to play. That however isn't the case with Frazier based on how he was handled last week against Alabama.
Frazier was not on any of Georgia's weekly injury reports leading into the Alabama game. This led fans to believe that he was finally back from injury and would start for UGA in Tuscaloosa, but then he was ruled out at the last second after going through warmups.
Fast forward to this week and Frazier once again has not been on Georgia's injury report all week. That's a good sign because it at minimum implies that he is not seriously injured, and thankfully he is able to play.
What Georgia will do now that Nate Frazier is back
Georgia's depth will still be challenged for the second week in a row even with Frazier playing against Auburn because fellow running back Chauncey Bowens has been ruled out. The good news is that Georgia's running back room thrived last week against Alabama without Frazier or Bowens.
Dwight Phillips led the way against the Tide by racking up 120 yards on 17 carries. Bo Walker also had a big game with 69 yards on 10 carries. These two will be heavily featured again if Frazier isn't able to play, and based on how they did against Alabama that wouldn't be too concerning.
Frazier being healthy enough to play solves all of these problems though. This gives Georgia three running backs who have proven themselves this season and a little breathing room in case another injury does occur to their running back room.
Kickoff between Auburn and Georgia is scheduled for 3:30 pm EST on Oct. 17.
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