Category: Football, Hall of Famers
Highlights: Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson was arguably the most dominating wide receiver during his time in the NFL with the Detroit Lions from 2007-2015. He was a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro.
Travels From: Georgia
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Calvin Johnson is a retired NFL wide receiver who played his entire career from 2007-2015 with the Detroit Lions. Nicknamed “Megatron”, during his time in the league Johnson had 731 career receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. Considered to be one the most dominating wide receivers of his generation, from 2010-2015 Johnson earned six straight trips to the Pro Bowl. In three consecutive seasons from 2011-2013, he was also named first-team All-Pro. A member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, Johnson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021 along with Alan Faneca, John Lynch, Charles Woodson, Drew Pearson, Peyton Manning, Tom Flores and Bill Nunn.
Johnson twice led the NFL in receiving yards (2011, 2012) while also leading the league in receptions (2012) and touchdowns (2008). In 2011, Johnson recorded 1,681 yards of receiving in addition to 12 touchdowns. Johnson’s 2012 season was one of the finest ever produced by an NFL wide receiver. He set an NFL record for receiving yards with 1,964 and had 122 catches to go along with five touchdowns.
A collegiate standout at Georgia Tech, Johnson was the second overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft by Detroit. While in college, he was named a first-team All-American in 2005 and 2006 and also earned first-team All-ACC honors in three straight years from 2004-2006. He had 76 catches for 1,202 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006, winning ACC Player of the Year honors as well as the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the top wideout in college football. In 2018, Johnson became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
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