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“Megatron”
“I have the utmost respect and admiration for the game of football. It has provided so much for me and my family and I will be forever grateful to the game."
(Georgia Tech)...6'5'', 237...Dominant wide receiver during his nine-season NFL career … Selected second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, where he played his entire professional football career … Started in 130 of his 135 career games … Nicknamed “Megatron” for strong, robotic like abilities on the field … Seven seasons with 1,000-plus receiving yards … Earned NFL pass receiving yardage titles in 2011 and 2012 … At time of retirement in 2015, held NFL records for receiving yards in a season (1,964 yards in 2012) and most consecutive games with a 100 or more receiving yards (8) … Still holds the Lions’ record for most receptions (731) and receiving yards (11,619) … Career stats include 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns… Earned Pro Bowl honors six consecutive years (2011-16) … First-Team All-Pro three times; second team once … Selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2010s … Born September 29, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia
Calvin Johnson Jr., a 6’5”, 237-pound wide receiver out of Georgia Tech, was a two-time All-American who received the 2006 Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of The Year. He was drafted second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions where he spent his entire nine-year career. An all-around dominant player, Johnson started in 130 of his 135 career games.
Nicknamed “Megatron” by a teammate for his strong, robotic like abilities on the field, Johnson began truly making his mark in the league during the 2008 season when he finished with 78 catches for 1,331 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Johnson had seven seasons (2008, 2010-15) with 1,000-plus receiving yards and earned league pass receiving yardage titles in 2011 and 2012 as well as the pass reception title in 2012 (122). He led the Lions in pass receptions and pass receiving yardage for six (2008-2013) and seven consecutive seasons (2008-2013, 2015), respectively, as well as the scoring title in 2010. He made two postseason appearances, the first of which included a performance with 211 receiving yards and two TDs.
Johnson was voted by his teammates as the Bobby Layne Offensive MVP Award winner for six-straight seasons (2008-2013) and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month twice (November 2012 and October 2013).
At the time of his retirement in 2015, he held several NFL records including the most receiving yards in a season (1,964 yards in 2012) and most consecutive games with 100 or more receiving yards (8). Johnson still holds the Lions’ career record for most receptions (731) and receiving yards (11,619).
Johnson’s career stats include 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. He earned Pro Bowl honors six consecutive years (2011-16) and was named First-Team All-Pro three times and Second-Team All-Pro once. Johnson was selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2010s.
Receiving
Year
Team
G
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
2007
Detroit
15
48
756
15.8
4
2008
16
78
1331
17.1
12
2009
14
67
984
14.7
5
2010
77
1120
14.5
2011
96
1681
17.5
2012
122
1964
16.1
2013
84
1492
17.8
2014
13
71
1077
15.2
8
2015
88
1214
13.8
9
Career Total
135
731
11,619
15.9
83
Additional Career Statistics: Rushing: 19-167, 1 TD; Two Point Conversions: 2
All-League Teams
All-Pro: 2011 (AP, PFWA, SN, SI, ESPN) · 2012 (AP, PFWA, SN, SI, ESPN) · 2013 (AP, PFWA, SN, SI, ESPN)
All-Pro Second Team: 2010 (AP, NEA)
All-NFC: 2010 (PW) · 2011 (PFWA) · 2012 (PFWA) · 2013 (PFWA)
Pro Bowls
(6) – 2011, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*
* Did not play
In the NFL Record Book (at time of his retirement following 2015 season)
· [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Season – 1,964 (2012)
· [1st] Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving, Season – 8 (2012)
· [Tied for 1st] Most Games, 200 or More Yards Receiving, Career – 5
· [Tied for 1st] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving, Season – 11 (2012)
· [2nd] Most Yards Receiving, Game – 329 (vs. Dallas, Oct. 27, 2013)
· [Tied for 2nd] Most Games, 200 or More Yards Receiving, Season – 2 (2011, 2012)
· [3rd] Most Yards from Scrimmage, Game – 329 (vs. Dallas, Oct. 27, 2013)
Postseason Records
· [Tied for 3rd] Most Receptions, Game – 12 (vs. New Orleans, 2011)
Team Records
Lions records held by Johnson
(Records through the 2015 season, Johnson’s final season with Detroit)
· [1st] Most Receptions, Career – 731
· [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Career – 11,619
· [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Game – 329 (vs. Dallas, Oct. 27, 2013)
· [1st] Most Touchdown Receptions, Career – 83
· [1st] Most Touchdown Receptions, Season – 16 (2011)
· [1st] Most Games, 100 or more Yards Receiving – 46
· [1st] Most Games, 200 or more Yards Receiving – 5
· [Tied for 1st] Most Receptions, Game – 14 (vs. Dallas, Oct. 27, 2013)
· [Tied for 1st] Most Games, 300 or more Yards Receiving – 1
· [2nd] Most Receptions, Season – 122 (2012)
· [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdown Receptions, Game – 3 (vs. Washington, Oct. 31, 2010; vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 2015)
· [2nd] Most Touchdowns, Career – 84
· [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdown, Season – 16 (2011)
· [3rd] Most Receptions, Game – 13 (vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 2, 2012)
· [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Season – 1,681 (2011)
· [Tied for 3rd] Most Touchdowns, Game – 3 (vs. Washington, Oct. 31, 2010; vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 2015)
· [1st] Most Receptions, Game – 12 (at New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2012)
· [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Game – 211 (at New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2012)
· [Tied for 1st] Most Touchdown Receptions, Game – 2 (at New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2012)
· [Tied for 1st] Most Touchdowns, Game – 2 (at New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2012)
· [Tied for 2nd] Most Points Scored, Game – 12 (at New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2012)
· [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Career – 296
League/Team Statistical Titles
NFL Statistical Championships
NFC Statistical Championships
Team Statistical Championships
Pass Reception Titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Pass Receiving Yardage Titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Scoring Titles: 2010
Awards and Honors
· 2010s All-Decade Team
Year-by-Year Team Records
2007 Detroit Lions....................... 7-9-0 (3rd)
2008 Detroit Lions..................... 0-16-0 (4th)
2009 Detroit Lions..................... 2-14-0 (4th)
2010 Detroit Lions..................... 6-10-0 (3rd)
2011 Detroit Lions.................... 10-6-0 (2nd)
2012 Detroit Lions..................... 4-12-0 (4th)
2013 Detroit Lions....................... 7-9-0 (3rd)
2014 Detroit Lions.................... 11-5-0 (2nd)
2015 Detroit Lions....................... 7-9-0 (3rd)
(Division Finish in Parentheses)
Qualified for Postseason in Bold
Full Name: Calvin Johnson, Jr.
Birthdate: September 29, 1985
Birthplace: Tyrone, Georgia High School: Sandy Creek (GA)
Pro Career: 9 seasons, 135 games
Drafted: 1st round (2nd player overall) in 2007 by Detroit
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