Arizona's weekly injury report is now out and it feels like there is more good news than bad this week. The Wildcats will likely be getting back some players you haven't seen in a while and at this point in the year Arizona will take all the extra depth it can get. Here is a rundown of this week's injury report and who we think ends up playing when all is said and done Saturday.
Probable: We'll start with the good news and a couple players who have missed quite a bit of time already this season who will likely get their chance to be on the field. Receiver Trey Griffey has been in a boot since before the season but last week he was walking around after practice without it and this week he has been upgraded to probable with his foot injury that has prevented him from playing any games this season. Griffey provides some more size for the Wildcats at the outside receiver position and some more experienced depth there too. While it would be a little much to expect a big performance from him Saturday it will be good for the Wildcats to have him back.
Linebacker Haden Gregory is also listed as probable this week after missing a few games with a knee injury. The redshirt senior came on to replace Scooby Wright early in the season but not long after that he injured himself as well forcing him to miss time. Since then it has been a revolving door at middle linebacker with the Wildcats finally settling on Jake Matthews last week who solidified things a bit more at the position. Getting Gregory back will give UA some more flexibility at the position as most of the replacements are playing out of position right now.
Questionable: For another week there are some big names who are on the questionable list for Arizona starting with running back Nick Wilson. The sophomore running back was holding his arm during last week's game against Oregon State but it was his foot that was giving him issues this week. Wilson was in a boot this week and the players behind him on the depth chart were getting extra reps. At this point I wouldn't expect him to be a go for Saturday, but if he does you can expect that he will be limited because of the injury. Jared Baker and Orlando Bradford would take over a lot of the duties should Wilson ultimately not able to give it a go.
Another important name on the list is cornerback DaVonte' Neal who is questionable again with his hamstring injury. It forced him to miss last week's win over Oregon State. It is not an injury Arizona wants to rush, so it wouldn't be entirely surprising to see him sit out this week again especially when you consider that Jarvis McCall and some of the other cornerbacks performed well and stepped up last weekend.
Defensive lineman Jeff Worthy is still questionable with his concussion that kept him out last week against Oregon State, but he is one who could end up out on the field Saturday. Normally this season concussions have generally meant just one missed game, but the team is going to continue being cautious with these types of things. If Worthy can't go that would likely slide Calvin Allen into some more playing time this Saturday.
Out: Arizona's two most important linebackers continue to sit out with injuries as Scooby Wright deals with his foot injury and Derrick Turituri still has his hip injury. The Wildcats are not in a rush to get either one back so you can expect them to stay on this list a little while longer as they continue to work back from those injuries.
Probable: We'll start with the good news and a couple players who have missed quite a bit of time already this season who will likely get their chance to be on the field. Receiver Trey Griffey has been in a boot since before the season but last week he was walking around after practice without it and this week he has been upgraded to probable with his foot injury that has prevented him from playing any games this season. Griffey provides some more size for the Wildcats at the outside receiver position and some more experienced depth there too. While it would be a little much to expect a big performance from him Saturday it will be good for the Wildcats to have him back.
Linebacker Haden Gregory is also listed as probable this week after missing a few games with a knee injury. The redshirt senior came on to replace Scooby Wright early in the season but not long after that he injured himself as well forcing him to miss time. Since then it has been a revolving door at middle linebacker with the Wildcats finally settling on Jake Matthews last week who solidified things a bit more at the position. Getting Gregory back will give UA some more flexibility at the position as most of the replacements are playing out of position right now.
Questionable: For another week there are some big names who are on the questionable list for Arizona starting with running back Nick Wilson. The sophomore running back was holding his arm during last week's game against Oregon State but it was his foot that was giving him issues this week. Wilson was in a boot this week and the players behind him on the depth chart were getting extra reps. At this point I wouldn't expect him to be a go for Saturday, but if he does you can expect that he will be limited because of the injury. Jared Baker and Orlando Bradford would take over a lot of the duties should Wilson ultimately not able to give it a go.
Another important name on the list is cornerback DaVonte' Neal who is questionable again with his hamstring injury. It forced him to miss last week's win over Oregon State. It is not an injury Arizona wants to rush, so it wouldn't be entirely surprising to see him sit out this week again especially when you consider that Jarvis McCall and some of the other cornerbacks performed well and stepped up last weekend.
Defensive lineman Jeff Worthy is still questionable with his concussion that kept him out last week against Oregon State, but he is one who could end up out on the field Saturday. Normally this season concussions have generally meant just one missed game, but the team is going to continue being cautious with these types of things. If Worthy can't go that would likely slide Calvin Allen into some more playing time this Saturday.
Out: Arizona's two most important linebackers continue to sit out with injuries as Scooby Wright deals with his foot injury and Derrick Turituri still has his hip injury. The Wildcats are not in a rush to get either one back so you can expect them to stay on this list a little while longer as they continue to work back from those injuries.