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Georgia safety Kyron Jones started the 2026 opener beside KJ Bolden and finished the Tennessee State game with three tackles. That is game evidence of his return after a foot injury ended his 2025 starting stint, rather than only a preseason projection that he might reclaim the strong-safety role.

Jones' recovery included a setback that prevented a late-2025 return, missed spring practice and a pitch count at the start of Georgia's 2026 fall camp. The report says he showed starting ability by the first scrimmage and subsequently started the opener; it does not announce a current snap restriction or establish that the old camp limit still applies.