Wide Reciever | #21

Full Name: Calvin Johnson
Born: September 25, 1985
Hometown: Tyrone, Georgia
Height: 6 foot 5
Weight: 235 pounds
Position: Wide Reciever
Team: Detroit Lions

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Calvin Johnson Highlights:

• Calvin Johnson was an honorable mention Class 4A all-state selection as a junior
• Calvin Johnson was on the First-Team Freshman All-American 2004
• First-Team All-American 2005 AFAC (Second Team Walter Camp)
• First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2004 and 2005
• Best Wide Receiver in the nation by IGN.com, via NCAA Football 07
• Calvin Johnson was the ACC Rookie of the Year, 2004

Calvin Johnson was one of Georgia Tech's most highly publicized signees in recent years, Calvin Johnson was rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst. Calvin Johnson was tabbed the No. 4 wide receiver and No. 15 player in the nation by TheInsiders.com, named to the Super Southern 100 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Rivals 100 by Rivals.com, TheInsiders.com Hot 100, the SuperPrep All-America 275 and the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team.

Calvin Johnson is also an All-America wide receiver who is one of the nation's most talented and most exciting players . . . Calvin Johnson has been called the best wide receiver in the nation by ESPN analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Bob Davie, among others . . . Calvin Johnson has a rare combination of size (6-4, 230), 4.4 speed, strength, leaping ability, body control and hand-eye coordination.

After just 24 games, Calvin Johnson has 102 receptions for 1,725 yards and 13 touchdowns . . . Calvin Johnson ranks seventh in Tech history in career receiving yards, 10th in receptions and tied for sixth in touchdown receptions . . . Over the last two seasons, Calvin Johnson has been responsible for more than 40 percent of Tech's passing yards, despite constant double teams . . . In addition to his 102 catches, Calvin Johnson has drawn 16 pass interference or defensive holding penalities . . . Calvin Johnson has a career average of 16.9 yards per catch.

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