Editing Randall Godfrey (section)

==Early life==
Godfrey attended [[Lowndes High School]] in [[Valdosta, Georgia]], where he was a three-sport athlete ([[American football|football]], [[basketball]] and [[track and field|track]]). As a senior, he finished with 111 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 interceptions, receiving [[All-America]]n, All-State and All-South honors.

He accepted a scholarship from the [[University of Georgia]], where he majored in housing and consumer [[economics]]. He became the first true freshman in school history to lead the team in tackles (114) and was also named [[Southeastern conference|SEC]] Freshman of the Year. The next year, he repeated as the team leader in tackles (114) and earned All-[[Southeastern conference|SEC]] honors.

As a junior, he registered 102 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks and 5 passes defensed. In his last year he missed four games with a pulled hamstring, affecting his playing time and finishing with 35 tackles (3 for loss).