Calvin Johnson was also rated the No. 3 player in Georgia, No. 12 in the Southeast and No. 37 in the nation by Rivals.com, the No. 7 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep. Calvin Johnson was at the First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Finally, Calvin Johnson was tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11. Calvin Johnson was SI.com's Midseason NFL Draft Projection #1 pick.
Calvin Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior at Sandy Creek High School. Calvin Johnson, the star receiver added 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 scores as a junior for two-year totals of 80 catches, 1,479 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Calvin Johnson has a rare combination of size ( foot-5, 235 pounds), speed (4.32), strength, leaping ability (47" vertical), body control and hand-eye coordination.
In Calvin Johnson Yellow Jacket career, Calvin Johnson has made a name for himself among Georgia Tech receivers in history. Calvin Johnson has 151 receptions in his career, good for 2,520 yards and 24 touchdowns. Calvin Johnson ranks third in school history in career receiving yards, fifth in receptions and tied for first in touchdown receptions, and with his 168-yd performance against North Carolina State, Calvin Johnson now has the recod for most career 100-yard receiving games with 11. Calvin Johnson currently leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in receptions (49), receptions per game (5.44), receiving yards (795), receiving yards per game (88.33) and touchdowns.
During the 2006 summer, Calvin Johnson (a Management major) was given the option of working on either constructing environmentally friendly luxury condos, or a project building solar latrines to improve sanitation in Bolivia. Johnson chose the latter, as he wanted to help the less fortunate. Calvin Johnson plans to travel to Bolivia in January 2007 as part of the project.
Calvin Johnson bio in 2006: Preseason choice as ACC Player of the Year, as voted upon by the media the annual ACC Football Kickoff . . . Preseason first-team all-America by The Sporting News and Lindy's . . .
Calvin Johnson bio in 2005: First-team all-America by the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) . . . The 48th first-team all-America in Tech history but first since offensive tackle Chris Brown in 2000 . . . Calvin Johnson also earned second-team all-America honors from Associated Press and Walter Camp, as well as first-team accolades from Rivals.com . . . Calvin Johnson was the first Tech receiver to earn all-America recognition of any kind since Billy Martin in 1963 . . . Unanimous first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, earning all-ACC honors for the second straight year . . . Semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver . . .
Calvin Johnson led Tech with 54 catches for 888 yards and six touchdowns . . . Calvin Johnson was the second in the ACC in receiving yards per game (74.0) and fifth in receptions (4.5) . . . Opened the season with four catches for 66 yards in Tech's victory at 15th-ranked Auburn, highlighted by a 35-yard touchdown catch. Also drew two pass interference calls . . . Calvin Johnson caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from backup QB Taylor Bennett on Tech's first play from scrimmage in win over Connecticut . . . Career-high 10 catches for 130 yards, including a 27-yard TD catch, against NC State . . . Calvin Johnson had six catches for 89 yards to help Tech to a win at No. 3 Miami . . . Also caught touchdowns against fourth-ranked Virginia Tech, 13th-ranked Georgia and Wake Forest . . . Preseason first-team all-America by Athlon Sports magazine . . . Preseason all-ACC selection by virtually every publication, including Blue Ribbon Football, which predicted him as the ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
Calvin Johnson bio in 2004: Named first-team all-ACC, just the second true freshman in Tech history, and the 11th in league history, to earn first-team all-ACC honors . . . Calvin Johnson was the second straight Yellow Jacket to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, following 2003 honoree Reggie Ball . . . Calvin Johnson becomes the sixth Tech player so honored . . . First-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com . . . Calvin Johnson was the Jackets' leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 yards and seven touchdowns, all Tech freshman records . . . Among all-time ACC freshmen, Calvin Johnson ranks second in receiving yards (853, Koren Robinson, NC State, 1999) and third in receptions (58, Frank Wycheck, Maryland, 1990; 49, Derrick Hamilton, Clemson, 2001) . . . Second in the ACC with seven touchdown catches; also second in receiving yards and third in receptions per game . . . Calvin Johnson scored eight touchdowns on the season, also a Tech freshman record.
Second in the nation among freshmen receivers in yards per game despite playing in a run-oriented offense . . . Responsible for nearly one-third of Tech's pass completions and 40 percent of the Jackets' passing yards and had seven of Tech's 17 touchdown catches . . . In addition to Calvin Johnson 48 catches, he drew 10 pass interference or defensive holding penalties, including four against Georgia.
Calvin Johnson was a four-time ACC Rookie of the Week (Clemson, Duke, Connecticut, Virginia); no other freshman earned the award more than three times on the season . . . Calvin Johnson caught three touchdown passes in Tech's comeback win at 18th-ranked Clemson . . . With Tech the Tigers trailing 24-14, Johnson hauled in two "jump balls," first from eight yards out with 1:50 left and then the game-winner from 11 yards out with just 11 seconds left; also had a spectacular 37-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. . . . Calvin Johnson finished with eight receptions for 127 yards against Clemson . . . Season-high 131 yards receiving on just six catches in Tech's win over Connecticut . . . Followed with five receptions for 108 yards against Virginia and Calvin Johnson was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time.
Put an exclamation point on his season with a standout game against Syracuse in the Champs Sports Bowl . . . Calvin Johnson hjad just two catches, but both were spectacular . . . Made a diving, 10-yard catch in the end zone for Tech's first touchdown . . . Calvin Johnson had a 51-yard reception, leaping over Syracuse safety Diamond Ferri down the sideline at the Orange 24-yard line . . . Six plays later, he scored on a five-yard reverse . . . Did not play in the second half after sustaining a minor knee injury.
Calvin Johnson made two spectacular third-down catches on Tech's game-winning drive against NC State with a one-handed grab on third-and-four and then a leaping catch for 27 yards to give the Jackets first-and-goal at the four; then drew a pass interference penalty for another first down . . . Calvin Johnson one-handed grab over the middle on a ball thrown well behind him was selected as the No. 1 Top Play of the Day on ESPN . . . The play was latter tabbed as the No. 2 Top Play for the entire college football season.
Calvin Johnson added two touchdown receptions in the Jackets' win over Duke, catching a 20-yard scoring pass from quarterback Reggie Ball and a 13-yard TD pass from tailback P.J. Daniels.
Calvin Johnson bio in high school: One of Tech's most highly publicized signees in recent years . . . Rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst . . . Calvin Johnson 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 rated the No. 3 player in Georgia, No. 12 in the Southeast and No. 37 in the nation by Rivals.com . . . The No. 7 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep . . . First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . Calvin Johnson tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11 . . . Caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior . . . Added 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 scores as a junior for two-year totals of 80 catches, 1,479 yards and 18 TDs. . . Calvin Johnson was Coached by Rodney Walker at Sandy Creek High.
Calvin Johnson personla bio: Full name is Calvin Johnson . . . Born Sept. 25, 1985 . . . Parents are Calvin and Arica Johnson . . . Majoring in Building Construction. |
Calvin Johnson was born on September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia. Calvin Johnson is an American football player for the Georgia Institute of Technology. Calvin Johnson played his first season for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 2004 as a wide receiver. 