
Receiver, Georgia Tech, 2004–06
Calvin Johnson
- Hometown
- Tyrone, GA
- Born
- Sep 29, 1985
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Calvin Johnson played receiver at Georgia Tech (2004–06). He won the 2006 Biletnikoff Award. He finished 10th in the 2006 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2006. The Detroit Lions took Johnson in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career hightwice; last vs. Maryland, 2006186receiving yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20063receiving touchdowns, career highat Clemson, 2004Honors
- Inducted 2018College Football Hall of Fame
- 2004ACC Rookie of the Year
- 2004, 2005, 2006First-team All-ACC
- 2006Biletnikoff Award
- 2006Paul Warfield Trophy
- 2006Consensus All‑American
- 2006ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2006ACC Player of the Year
- 200610th in the Heisman vote
All-America: consensus 2006; AFCA 2005; AP second team 2005; Walter Camp second team 2005; Pro Football Weekly 2005; Rivals.com 2005
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Georgia Tech | 48 | 837 | 17.4 | 7 | 51 |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | 54 | 888 | 16.4 | 6 | 59 |
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 1,202 | 15.8 | 15 | 66 |
| Career | 178 | 2,927 | 16.4 | 28 | 66 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2006 Georgia Tech 14 games, 76 catches, 1,202 yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 10–14 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–6 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 11 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 35–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 24–7 | 6 | 165 | 2 | 66 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 38–27 | 6 | 115 | 2 | 53 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 27–23 | 10 | 133 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–31 | – | – | – | – | −4 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 30–23 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 43 | −2 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 31–23 | 9 | 168 | 2 | 43 | 8 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 7–0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 49–21 | 5 | 78 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 12–15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 6–9 | 8 | 117 | 0 | 26 | −3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 35–38 | 9 | 186 | 2 | 48 | – |
2005 Georgia Tech 12 games, 54 catches, 888 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 23–14 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 27–21 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 28–13 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 7–51 | 5 | 123 | 1 | 59 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 14–17 | 10 | 130 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 35–10 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 10–9 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 30–17 | 4 | 98 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 17–27 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 14–10 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 7–14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 10–38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | – |
2004 Georgia Tech 12 games, 48 catches, 837 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 28–7 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 28–24 | 8 | 127 | 3 | 37 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 13–34 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 3–27 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 20–7 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 24–7 | 6 | 92 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 20–34 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 24–14 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 27 | −2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 30–10 | 6 | 131 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 10–30 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | L 13–19 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 51–14 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 51 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 | Combine or pro day 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ | |
| Weight | 239 lb | |
| Arm length | 36″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 82″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 42½″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′7″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 135 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
Pro Bowls: 6 (2010–15) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2011–13) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2010
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2011–13; AP second team 2010; Pro Football Writers first team 2011–13; Sporting News first team 2011–13.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 48 | 756 | 4 |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 78 | 1,331 | 12 |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 67 | 984 | 5 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 77 | 1,120 | 12 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 97 | 1,686 | 16 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 122 | 1,964 | 5 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 84 | 1,492 | 12 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 71 | 1,077 | 8 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 88 | 1,214 | 9 |
| NFL career | 135 | 732 | 11,624 | 83 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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