Calvin Johnson (American football)
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Calvin Johnson (American football)

Calvin Johnson with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Personal information
Current teamDetroit Lions
Date of birthSeptember 25, 1985(age 24)
Place of birthTyrone, Georgia
Height6 ft 5 inch (2 m)
Weight236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
CollegeGeorgia Tech
NFL Draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Debut2007 for the Detroit Lions
Career history
As player:
* Detroit Lions (2007 � present)
As player:
* Detroit Lions (2007 � present)
Roster statusActive
Career highlights and awards
* 2006 Fred Biletnikoff Award * 2006 Paul Warfield Trophy * Other college awards and honors * Pro Bowl Alternate (2008)
NFL stat - 17 Week, 2009
Receptions193
Receiving Yards3071
Receiving TDs21
Yards per Catch15.9

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Calvin Johnson, Jr. (born September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

Johnson has a rare combination of size (6 ft. 5 in., 236 lb/ 196 cm, 107 kg), speed (4.35 sec 40-yard dash), strength, leaping ability (more than 45 in (114.3 cm) vertical jump), body control and hand � eye coordination. It is often mentioned that he is also very humble and well-mannered, and did well academically at Georgia Tech. He has been nicknamed "Megatron" by Lions coaches and fans.

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Matthew Stafford embraces his offensive weapons - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Q . What did you see on the touchdown throw in the end zone to -Calvin Johnson-? A . A really freakishly high jump and catch. That was a pretty special catch. ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:19:19 GMT+00:00
Drew Stanton Leads Lions Back To 25-20 Win Over Broncos - Pride of Detroit (blog) Tweet this news
Pride of Detroit (blog)--The TD was on a beautiful pass to -Calvin Johnson-, who simply out-jumped the defensive back on him to make the catch. Defensively, the Lions' starters also ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:13:44 GMT+00:00
Talking Fantasy Football Draft Strategy - Pride of Detroit (blog) Tweet this news
Pride of Detroit (blog)---Calvin Johnson- is easily the hardest player to get ahold of, but if you do, your going to the CHIP!!! I mean after that you get some Stafford, Burleson, ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:56:16 GMT+00:00
NFL Fantasy: WR Rankings That Could Save Your Life - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---Calvin Johnson- is the only receiving option for an unproven second year QB. Who knows when or where Vincent Jackson will play again? ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:45:43 GMT+00:00
Unusual Book Signing at Red Rock Books - Ridgecrest Daily Independent Tweet this news
Ridgecrest Daily Independent---Calvin Johnson-, Lena Pokol, and Thomas Cozine from the Ridgecrest Community Theater Troupe add a different twist to a book signing for That Monster, ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:23:05 GMT+00:00
2010 Fantasy Football Outlook: Lions WR Calvin Johnson - 4for4.com Fantasy Football Analysis Tweet this news
4for4.com Fantasy Football Analysis--As Stafford gets more comfortable with the NFL game, -Calvin's- production will continue to soar. -Johnson's- numbers took a dip from the previous year in ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:26:21 GMT+00:00
Lions' Jim Schwartz sees 'good sign' in Matthew Stafford's play - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press---...- a season-ending shoulder injury last December, Stafford completed 8-for-11 passes for 61 yards and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to -Calvin Johnson-. ... - Date : Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:04:17 GMT+00:00
Calvin Johnson: Calvin targeted in red zone Saturday - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com---Calvin Johnson- caught two passes for 10 yards and a touchdown in the Lions' preseason opener Saturday. Johnson was targeted three times in the red zone in ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:06:38 GMT+00:00
Healthy Bryant Johnson looks forward to showing true ability in second season ... - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--Not only did Bryant Johnson not live up to that billing, but teams actually started triple-teaming -Calvin Johnson-. The hard truth is that pulling coverage ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:09:54 GMT+00:00
Amari Spievey gets introduced to Charlie Sanders - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--And -Calvin- (-Johnson-) was sitting out here and he said, 'Are you (kidding) me?' " Believing he had been mistaken for former Lions running back Barry Sanders, ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:52:33 GMT+00:00

2007 NFL Draft :
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad JumpBroad BP Wonderlic
6 � 5 * 239 lb * 4.35 * 1.52 * 2.53 * 4.19 ** X 42½ in. ** 11'07" ** X X
(* represents NFL Combine ** represents Georgia Tech pro day)

ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Football Team

OffenseQB Matthew Stafford * RB Cedric Benson * RB Maurice Jones-Drew * RB Adrian Peterson * WR Percy Harvin * WR Calvin Johnson
OL Jeff Byers * OL Seantrel Henderson * OL Jake Long * OL Michael Oher * OL Andre Smith
DefenseDL Tommie Harris * DL Gerald McCoy * DL Haloti Ngata * DL Ndamukong Suh
LB Brian Cushing * LB Ernie Sims * LB Patrick Willis * LB LaMarr Woodley
DB Eric Berry * DB Ted Ginn, Jr. * DB Myron Rolle
Special Teams
& Multi-Purpose
P Tyler Lewis * PK Jimmy Stevens * RB/WR/KR Reggie Bush * QB/ATH Jacory Harris * WR/DB/KR DeSean Jackson
QB/ATH/DB Terrelle Pryor * QB/ATH Tim Tebow * QB/ATH Vince Young

Fred Biletnikoff Award winners

1994: Engram * 1995: Glenn * 1996: Harris * 1997: Moss * 1998: Edwards * 1999: Walters * 2000: Bryant * 2001: Reed * 2002: Rogers * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Edwards * 2005: Hass * 2006: Johnson * 2007: Crabtree * 2008: Crabtree * 2009: Tate

Paul Warfield Trophy winners

1991: Howard * 1992: McDuffie * 1993: Palmer * 1994: Westbrook * 1995: K. Johnson * 1996: M. Harris * 1997: R. Moss * 1998: T. Edwards * 1999: Warrick * 2000: S. Moss * 2001: Gaffney * 2002: C. Rogers * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: B. Edwards * 2005: Jarrett * 2006: C. Johnson * 2007: Crabtree * 2008: Crabtree * 2009: Shipley

2007 NFL Draft First Round Selections

JaMarcus Russell * Calvin Johnson * Joe Thomas * Gaines Adams * Levi Brown * LaRon Landry * Adrian Peterson * Jamaal Anderson * Ted Ginn, Jr. * Amobi Okoye * Patrick Willis * Marshawn Lynch * Adam Carriker * Darrelle Revis * Lawrence Timmons * Justin Harrell * Jarvis Moss * Leon Hall * Michael Griffin * Aaron Ross * Reggie Nelson * Brady Quinn * Dwayne Bowe * Brandon Meriweather * Jon Beason * Anthony Spencer * Robert Meachem * Joe Staley * Ben Grubbs * Craig Davis * Greg Olsen * Anthony Gonzalez

Detroit Lions 2007 NFL Draft selections

Calvin Johnson * Drew Stanton * Ikaika Alama-Francis * Gerald Alexander * A. J. Davis * Manuel Ramírez * Johnny Baldwin * Ramzee Robinson

Detroit Lions current roster

Active roster2 Nick Harris * 4 Jason Hanson * 5 Drew Stanton * 9 Matthew Stafford * 11 Marko Mitchell * 12 Derrick Williams * 13 Nate Burleson * 14 Shaun Hill * 16 Contrevious Parks * 17 Michael Moore * 18 Eric Fowler * 21 Aaron Brown * 23 Chris Houston * 25 Marvin White * 26 Louis Delmas * 27 Daniel Bullocks * 28 Maurice Morris * 29 Eric King * 30 Ko Simpson * 31 Jack Williams * 32 Jonathan Hefney * 33 Jahi Word-Daniels * 34 Kevin Smith * 35 Matt Clapp * 36 Marquand Manuel * 38 DeDe Dorsey * 39 C.C. Brown * 40 Aaron Berry * 41 Jonathan Wade * 42 Amari Spievey * 44 Jahvid Best * 45 Jerome Felton * 46 Richard Dickson * 47 Jake Nordin * 48 Don Muhlbach * 49 Zack Follett * 51 Dominic Raiola * 52 Vinny Ciurciu * 53 Caleb Campbell * 54 DeAndre Levy * 55 Landon Johnson * 57 Jordon Dizon * 58 Ashlee Palmer * 59 Julian Peterson * 60 Joe Cohen * 61 Robert Calloway * 62 Chima Ihekwoaba * 63 Manny Ramirez * 64 Dan Gerberry * 65 Dylan Gandy * 66 Stephen Peterman * 67 Rob Sims * 68 Jon Jansen * 69 Sam Scroggins * 70 Jason Fox * 71 Kirk Barton * 72 Trevor Canfield * 74 Roy Schuening * 75 Turk McBride * 76 Jeff Backus * 77 Gosder Cherilus * 78 Corey Hilliard * 79 Willie Young * 80 Bryant Johnson * 81 Calvin Johnson * 82 Dan Gronkowski * 83 Tim Toone * 84 Brandon Pettigrew * 85 Tony Scheffler * 86 Dennis Northcutt * 87 Brian Clark * 89 Will Heller * 90 Ndamukong Suh * 91 Sammie Hill * 92 Cliff Avril * 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch * 94 Copeland Bryan * 95 Jared DeVries * 96 Andre Fluellen * 97 Jason Hunter * 98 Landon Cohen * 99 Corey Williams * -- Dré Bly * -- John Madsen * -- Leger Douzable * -- Dante Wesley
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