A popular inquiry during the spring, the question remains a hot topic in the early part of fall camp: Is Georgia going to possess a “go-to receiver” in 2017?

Last season, the Bulldogs didn’t seem to have a dominant go-to wideout, although departed Isaiah McKenzie made 44 of the team’s 212 receptions, marking just the second season since 2010 an individual Georgia player totaled more than 20 percent of his team’s catches. Nevertheless, if there was ever a team which needed a go-to man, it would appear to be this year’s Bulldogs squad where, besides the offensive line, the receiving unit is perhaps its biggest area of concern.

Head coach Kirby Smart ended spring drills admitting that although Georgia’s receiving corps competed and played with more physicality than before—what it had been challenged to do by the coaching staff—no Bulldog wideout had stepped up into a dominant role. According to the team’s leading returning receiver, little had changed four months later and seven practices into fall camp.

“I wouldn’t say we’re looking for any specific go-to receiver,” said junior Terry Godwin, who is currently positioned as Georgia’s starting slot receiver. “But, if [Coach Smart] wants someone to be the dominant receiver, we’re all (all the receivers) in.”

It would make sense that if the Bulldogs did indeed desire a go-to receiver this season, Godwin would be a prime candidate. In two seasons, his 73 career catches are more than four times as many as the team’s second-leading returning receiver, senior Javon Wims, who made 17 receptions last year as a junior-college transfer. Besides Godwin and Wims, the Bulldogs will likely feature more than a half-dozen other wideouts—most with tremendous potential, but all rather inexperienced and/or young, and none probably ready to serve as a go-to guy.

Still, if you ask Godwin, he remains humble and selfless, declaring any member of the receiving corps can be Georgia’s dominant wideout.

“Every [receiver] is able to fit the position (dominant receiver),” Godwin said. “So, whoever [Coach Smart] wants to be there, he can step in and fit that position.”

In year two under offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, Godwin did admit that he is much more comfortable with the offense having a year of it under his belt. He is also an upperclassman, and with that comes new responsibilities.

“I help the new [receivers] understand the playbook and recognize different things, which helps slow the game down for them,” Godwin said. “I am that big brother they can lean on if they ever need help.”

But, whether or not Godwin can step up his game beyond being a leader and mentor might be best addressed by the teammate who will primarily be delivering him the football.

“Terry is going to have a good year this year—he’s been more of a vocal leader, and he’s pushing guys in the receiving room,” said Jacob Eason, Georgia’s sophomore starting quarterback. “We all have our job to do, and I think Terry will do his just fine.”

Still, the question remained if Terry’s “job” could include an aspect of the game the Bulldogs might desperately need this year—a dominant, go-to receiver. With that, Godwin was directly asked if he could fill such a role. In response, he first smiled and, then without hesitation, assuredly claimed, “Yes, sir!”