4-star Georgia wide receiver signee Arian Smith underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his wrist, according to a report from DawgNation.
Smith is the fastest member of the Bulldogs’ 2020 recruiting class, winning the “Fastest Man Challenge” at the Under Armour All-American practices in Orlando this past December.
He apparently suffered the injury last football season but waited on surgery, Smith told DawgNation.
The 6-1, 170 pound receiver committed to Georgia the day after the Dawgs lost to LSU in last years’ SEC Championship.
He was ranked as the nation’s No. 7 receiver in the class of 2020 and the No. 42 overall player, per 247 Sports. Smith hails from Lakeland, Florida.
With a wrist surgery, it should take Smith anywhere between 4-8 weeks to fully recover, which should be around late June or early July. That’s right around the time that UGA president Jere Morehead is hoping to have fall student athletes back on campus.
You can read DawgNation’s full report here.
Smith is crazy quick and has great catching abilities. He will compliment sophomore receiver George Pickens very well and give incoming transfer quarterback Jamie Newman another great deep threat target.
Smith partnered with Matthew Boling, Georgia’s record breaking sprinter, in the USA’s U20 4×100 team last summer. For their age group, Smith and Boling are world record holders in the 4×100.
Smith’s top time posted in the 100 meters is at 10.31 seconds. That’s blazing. Even faster than Mecole Hardman, who Smith said the Georgia coaches used to convince him to come to Athens.
If you want a preview of just how fast Smith is, you have to watch this clip below posted by Georgia Heroes.
Look at him come from the other end of the field and chase down this player before he crossed the goal line.
I can't stop watching this.@ArianSmith2 is freaking fast💨💨💨 pic.twitter.com/ppSO3CjUAH
— GEORGIA HEROES (@GeorgiaHeroes) December 19, 2019