Georgia's No. 1 Recruiting Goal Is to Hold on to 5-Star ATH Terry Godwin

Terry Godwin has been one of the cornerstones of the Georgia recruiting class ever since the 5-star athlete/receiver committed to the Bulldogs in January of 2014, but he could be at risk of heading elsewhere.

The 5-star stud visited Auburn two weeks ago and followed that up with a visit to Alabama last weekend. According to Michael Carvell of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Godwin could be wavering despite saying that he's 100 percent committed to the Bulldogs.

“Right now, I’m still committed to UGA, so who knows?" Godwin told Carvell.

Godwin will make his final decision and sign on the dotted line on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. ET, according to Carvell.

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He's an absolutely pivotal piece of the Georgia recruiting class.

Godwin, a 6'0", 168-pounder, is a crisp route-runner, has uncanny ball skills and has the explosiveness to take it to the house from just about anywhere on the field. He's as close to an Odell Beckham Jr. clone as it gets in the 2015 class.

Recruiting analysts are split on where Godwin could land.

Mike Farrell, national recruiting director for Rivals.com, thinks he sticks:

JC Shurburtt, national analyst for 247Sports, told Bleacher Report's Stephen Nelson that he thinks Godwin will flip to Auburn in the video below:

Godwin is the kind of difference-maker Georgia needs, and head coach Mark Richt needs to do whatever it takes to keep him on board. The Bulldogs already lost 4-star wide receiver Van Jefferson—a one-time commit—to Ole Miss.

As Carvell noted on Twitter, half of Georgia's decommitments in the 2015 class have been wide receivers:

Keeping Godwin will make or break Georgia's class.

If he sticks, he will be the second-highest-profile signee behind No. 1 overall player and monster defensive tackle Trent Thompson. He'd be walking into a situation at Georgia where new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is looking to replace the top two receivers from last year—Chris Conley and Michael Bennett.

Godwin has a very good chance of stepping right in and kick-starting the Bulldog passing game, which finished ninth in the SEC in yards per game last year (199.9) and will be breaking in a new starting quarterback.

Without Godwin, Georgia's class would chime in with 263.72 points and drop it from sixth—where it currently stands—down to ninth behind LSU and slightly ahead of Auburn, assuming Godwin signs with the Tigers.

That's assuming there are no more surprises from the Tigers, who are in the mix for several top prospects including CeCe Jefferson, Martez Ivey and Byron Cowart.

Godwin is the highest-profile Georgia commit who has seriously considered looking around. If he signs with the Bulldogs, the class will be solid. If he flips, it'll be considered a good class with a disappointing close.

Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a co-host of the CFB Hangover on Bleacher Report Radio (Sundays, 9-11 a.m. ET) on Sirius 93, XM 208.

Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. All stats are courtesy of cfbstats.com, and all recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports' composite rankings. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.