Georgia Football: Justin Scott-Wesley's Injury Puts Pressure on WR Terry Godwin

"I'm not sure if we'll see Justin for a while, if at all."

Georgia head coach Mark Richt provided a little cryptic foreshadowing on Saturday afternoon on the knee injury that has prevented 5'11", 201-pound senior Justin Scott-Wesley from practicing during the latter stages of fall camp. 

Now the receiver himself has added fuel to the fire, hinting that his playing days might be over.

While there hasn't been any official confirmation on the extent of Scott-Wesley's injury and what his future holds, it's safe to connect some dots and assume that whether he's out for a few games or the season, something's up.

If Scott-Wesley can't go for part or all of the season, that will put enormous pressure on true freshman Terry Godwin.

The 5'11", 174-pounder from Hogansville, Georgia, may seem like a prototypical slot receiver based on his stature, but the former 5-star prospect in the most recent recruiting class has been impressing the coaches during his first fall camp.

"Terry is obviously a terrific playmaker, he’s a guy that’s picked up the system really well, pretty fast," offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said, according to Jason Butt of the Macon Telegraph. "We’re asking him to do quite a bit, moving him around in different spots, which is a compliment to him. He’s been attacking the playbook in the classroom and being able to put it on the field."

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That's enormous, because he's going to be a big piece of the Bulldogs' receiving puzzle whether he's ready or not.

Senior Malcolm Mitchell is the only known commodity in the receiving corps. The Valdosta, Georgia, native caught 31 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns last season, and, when healthy, is a bona fide top-tier receiver. 

The biggest issue for Mitchell, though, is the injury bug. According to John Taylor of CollegeFootballTalk.com, he tore his ACL in the season opener in 2013, sat out spring 2014 with a leg injury suffered in the first practice and had his knee scoped last August, which kept him out of the first month of the season.

Behind him, though, there's slot receiver Isaiah McKenzie (who's back after missing some time with a pulled hamstring this month), juniors Reggie Davis and Kenneth Towns and a few other role players who have limited playing time. Combined, receivers other than Mitchell and Scott-Wesley had a total of 28 catches a year ago for Richt's crew.

Simply put, Godwin needs to be one of the stars right away for the Bulldogs.

He has the most upside of any receiver on the roster, is much more physical than his 174-pound frame suggests and already looks the part of a reliable option for the Bulldogs, as Radi Nabulsi of UGASports.com indicated with this video from practice on Friday.

Wide receivers aren't going to be the focal point of the Georgia offense.

That responsibility falls on the capable shoulders of stud running back Nick Chubb, and tight ends Jeb Blazevich and Jay Rome will certainly help in the passing game up the seam. But outside, somebody has to step up alongside Mitchell and in case the injury bug bites Mitchell yet again.

Godwin isn't that guy yet, but if he becomes that guy and helps put stress on opposing secondaries, it'll take pressure off of Chubb and the eventual winner of the three-man quarterback battle taking place among Faton Bauta, Brice Ramsey and Greyson Lambert.

Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports. Statistics courtesy of cfbstats.com. 

Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and national college football video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio on SiriusXM 83. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.