[186] In Week 12, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Johnson caught eight passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Lions to their third straight victory and lift their record to 47. It gives me great joy to call all of your friends. [55] He was selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. You were disappointed, but you never stopped showing up. [106] Head coach Rod Marinelli was fired in the offseason. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. And after a beat, he began rolling to the left, still holding the ball, all alone hence, the Naked.. You're such a kind spirit, and I admire the way you love on our boys, our handsome little boys unconditionally. Why cant you see whats going on out there? On and on it went, a good 90 seconds. He racked up 713 catches, 11,619 receiving yards and 83 receiving touchdowns during his . [27] He also earned All-ACC honors for the second straight year and was a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award. [131][132] Johnson was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012. [64][65][66] This is the highest a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has ever been drafted. [30][31] He started the season with seven receptions for 111 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 1410 loss to Notre Dame. 37 in the nation by Rivals.com, the No. [43][44] Johnson had 178 receptions for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns during his time with the Yellow Jackets. 19 and 1 mos. [32] In the following game, he had four receptions for 26 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 386 victory over Samford. [125] In a Week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers, Johnson had 11 receptions for a then career-best 244 receiving yards in a 4541 loss. Calvin Johnson Jr., (born September 29, 1985) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. [2] Johnson ran a 4.35 and wowed scouts with his jump drill results, his receiving skills, and his 11ft 7 in (3.53 m) broad jump, which was the "best broad jump I can ever remember an NFL prospect having," according to Gil Brandt. Some kids have a gift for football, and some dont, Etheridge says. Or write about sports? It was now third-and-long, and Marist head coach Alan Chadwick called a timeout. In typical McVay fashion, he deflected praise from that season on his teammates, saying he won the award because of the teams success. [16] On November 13, against Connecticut, he had six receptions for 131 receiving yards in the 3010 victory. Megatron is a nickname for Calvin Johnson. He appeared in six consecutive Pro Bowls from 2010 to 2015 and received three consecutive first-team All-Pro selections from 2011 to 2013. I spent time thinking about my legacy and what I'll leave behind. 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. [122] This performance gave Johnson eight touchdown receptions through the first four games of the season and tied Cris Carter for most consecutive games with multiple touchdown receptions with four. We had a great team around him, but Sean made it go.. McVay took it all in, then turned to the medical staff sitting nearby. [109] Detroit held the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and selected quarterback Matthew Stafford out of the University of Georgia. 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. This time, late in the fourth quarter, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor punched the ball out of Johnson's hands while he was trying to score a late go-ahead touchdown. But what most don't know is the road to recovery from that back injury that year and the physical and mental pain that I played through well into my career. Sign up for the Rams Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. [36] In addition, Johnson's 186 receiving yards set a school record for receiving yards in a bowl game. Born: [18] He ended his freshman campaign against Syracuse in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl, where he recorded two receptions for 61 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 5114 victory. You combine that with a strong work ethic and a photographic memory? As a junior, Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns. [15] On October 16, against Duke, he had six receptions for 92 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 247 victory. Its widely known how great of a coach Sean McVay is, having taken the Rams from the NFLs lowest-scoring offense to the top-ranked unit in the league this season. [157] The second one gave him the Lions all-time record for touchdown catches with 63, breaking the old mark previously held by Herman Moore. [19] Johnson was the Yellow Jackets' leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns, which were Georgia Tech freshman records. Your motto was my offseason mantra: Stay ready so you don't have to get ready. For the second time, it's hard for me to go back and name every single one of you. Johnson's parents stressed education in his childhood, forbidding him from playing sports if he didn't receive A's and B's in school. Because I already did the work for it". Find out more. High School: Sandy Creek (GA), Drafted: 1st round (2nd player overall) in 2007 by Detroit. I love you. [190] His 1,214 yards in the 2015 season are the most ever in a player's final season in the NFL, while his 88 receptions are the second most in a player's final season, trailing Sterling Sharpe's 94 receptions in the 1994 season. Calvin Johnson is going to make the Hall of Fame, says Chris Ashkouti, McVays backup QB and fellow cornerback at Marist. [233] They were married in June 2016. [3], Johnson was also rated as the best player in Georgia, No. Height: 6-5 Weight: 236. These relationships and friendships will last a lifetime. Please stand, all my teammates and coaches. View Calvin Johnson's career, season and game-by-game football stats while attending Egg Harbor Township High School. Thats what I see now on TV.. He ended the game with six receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns. [197], Despite spending his entire 9 year career with the Lions, Johnson does not partake in any events or attend games being played by his former team. [64] The Lions were expected to trade Johnson, most likely to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the team announced that they were keeping him. [37] Overall, Johnson tallied 1,202 receiving yards on 76 catches. 4 wide receiver and No. We went out to visit him in Los Angeles, and he was showing us around camp, Etheridge says. [82] Fellow teammate and wide receiver Roy Williams nicknamed Johnson "Megatron", due to his large hands being similar to that of the towering Decepticon. [62][196] On February 6, 2021, Johnson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. [96] In his first game without Roy Williams alongside him in the Week 7 game against the Houston Texans, Johnson caught only two passes, totaling 154 yards receiving; the first pass did not come until quarterback Dan Orlovsky threw a pass up for grabs at the end of the first half which Johnson caught for 58 yards and the second pass came on a 96-yard touchdown catch-and-run. Johnson was selected to play in 6 Pro Bowls. An elite private Roman Catholic institution tucked into the green suburbs of north Atlanta, Marist carries a bit of a football tradition of its own, with one state championship and six runner-up honors by the time McVay arrived on campus. [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Career 296, Pass Reception Titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Pass Receiving Yardage Titles: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 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), Birthplace: Tyrone, Georgia Although Johnson finished tenth in the Heisman voting, he won the Biletnikoff as the best college wide receiver. A natural athlete, McVay took to football instantly, starting first as a shutdown cornerback and later at quarterback. Do you have a blog? I also want to take a moment to share about a few people who have been instrumental to shaping my journey. Hed be totally focused. Johnson amassed 77 receptions for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2010 season. Much of the 2008 Detroit roster was released by the new regime, and the 2009 team was viewed as somewhat of a work-in-progress and eventually finished with a 214 record. But my life's legacy is still being written. On the snap, the two running backs fired off to the right the Wham one of them reaching to take the handoff right in the stomach from McVay. [61] Johnson is one of only two players (Matt Jones) 6-foot-5 or taller, regardless of position, to run a 40-yard dash in under 4.40 seconds at the combine since 2005. He was so open and untouched he could have walked into the end zone. *****Theres another side to the Wham Naked legend, and thats the Marist defensive failure that immediately preceded it. [75][77], Although he did not start the game, Johnson had an impressive NFL debut on Sunday, September 9, 2007, catching four passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown in Detroit's 3621 win over the Oakland Raiders. College: Georgia Tech. [3][11] His #81 was retired on October 22, 2010. Doing so changes your outlook and outcomes of situations when you look at things from this perspective. The contract was worth up to US$64 million, with $27.2 in guaranteed money, making Johnson the highest-paid player in Lions history (since passed by quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh) and the highest-paid receiver (in guaranteed money) in the NFL. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Johnson was noted for having a rare combination of size (6ft 5 in and 239lbs), catching ability, speed (40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds), strength, leaping ability,[2][3] and body control. As a quarterback, he led the team to a 26-3 record, including a 14-1 record and that state championship his senior year. That punt resulted in the Rams first three points of the game, and you know what happened after that. Late in the game, Marist was down four points, hopes for a state championship flickering and fading. [97] With Williams gone and starting quarterback Jon Kitna lost to injury for the season, the Texans defense had little to do to stop the Lions' offense but shut down Johnson, winning the game 2821. Picture a Friday Night Lights-esque scene, Marist in the third round of the 2003 Georgia 4A playoffs, facing off on a cold night against Shaw, a behemoth of a high school from the southwest corner of the state. These plants, primitive in nature, provide an alternative to their destructive counterparts, opioids. But I dont think anybody would have sat up there and said, We think Sean is a better player than Calvin Johnson, McVay said. [114] In Week 8, against the Washington Redskins, he had nine receptions for 101 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 3725 victory. [117] [10] He attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia, and was a letterman in football and a baseball standout. [68][69], Johnson attended Reebok's NFL Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles. He was a coach on the field. But that season, what Sean did was amazing. [45], During the summer of 2006, Johnson, who majored in management with a background in building construction, was given the option of working on either constructing environmentally friendly luxury condos, or a project building solar latrines to improve sanitation in Bolivia. Two most recent educational accomplishments N/A Educational Tips. He was part of the Class of 2018. Ashkouti saw that look again when he visited McVay again just before last weekends NFC championship. [91] During Week 2 versus the Green Bay Packers, he had two key touchdowns late in the game, which sparked a large comeback, though the Lions eventually lost the game, 4825. [2][58][59] Johnson was said by ESPN to be able to be productive as a rookie, much like receiver Randy Moss. [133], On March 14, 2012, Johnson signed an eight-year extension worth US$132 million with the Detroit Lions, with US$60 million guaranteed, making Johnson the highest-paid receiver in the league. Before attending Miami University in Ohio,he was an outstanding high schoolquarterback at Marist in Georgia. He wasnt huge he stood a Kyler Murray-esque 5-foot-10, at best but he could see the field like few high school players can, and he was fast enough and accurate enough to carry through on what hed envision on every play. On defense, he would put a charge into the rest of us every time he was out there., We knew what we had in Sean, Chadwick says. [60], Johnson surprised many when he weighed in at 239 pounds at the combine although he claims that this season he played "at about 235 and I got up to 238" and that his weight was not a problem. Contact him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter or on Facebook. Marist won that game and two more afterward, claiming the Georgia 4A high school championship, and the legend of Sean McVay took flight. I stayed hurt the whole season, probably because I was trying to come back too soon. . MP Stats for iPad Stat keeping for basketball teams. [4][5] Johnson is also tied with Michael Irvin for 100-yard games in a season,[6] tied with Adam Thielen for consecutive 100-yard games, and holds the record for consecutive games with 10 or more receptions. He ran right through us, Ashkouti recalls. Before I end, I'd like to tell you, you know, I never was one to celebrate. Britt, Mom, Dad, Shay, Wali, Suray, Ari, David and Cam, Big David, Granddad and my boys, Caleb, Calvin and Carter, and all my family that I have here and friends: I love you all dearly. That year, he edged out Sandy Creek High School wide . Thank you for being a standup guy. [47][75][76] He was represented by agent James "Bus" Cook. [220] He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold. Calvin Johnson career stats, NFL records. Confident. Johnson's career stats include 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:12AM. For me, that legacy is improving quality of life for athletes and others. [24] He entered his 2006 season in the running for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy. Thank you. The way you helped me in my development of my emotional intelligence, oftentimes by just being a sounding board, that's reserved more than you know. Calvin Johnson's Football Stats Career Var 17-18 Var 16-17 Var 15-16 Career Stats Calvin has played on 3 football teams covered by MaxPreps. Draft: Selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; MAXPREPS; FOLLOW MAXPREPS. [150][151] In the following game, against the Washington Redskins, he had seven receptions for 115 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 2720 victory. Following the season he declared for the NBA draft. There you go, bud. 81. [236] Johnson was part of a weekly Bible study group with other Lions players. You spoke confidence into me and solidified my parents' teaching by emphasizing the same principles. Coach thinks Im hard of hearing., He shook it off! Chadwick recalls with a laugh. [14] In the following game, against Clemson, he had eight receptions for 127 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in the 2824 victory. [229], Johnson founded The Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation, Inc. in 2008. 18 and 6 mos. [121] In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Johnson helped rally the Lions from a 24-point deficit to a 3430 victory by catching two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a famous catch in which Johnson beat the Cowboys' triple coverage in the end zone. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE BIRTHDATE; Calvin Johnson: 6'5" 237: Georgia Tech: 9/29/1985 [230] The foundation's goals include dedication to education, training, and social development of at-risk youth and providing financial aide to various community organizations. Sean and I were just laying there on the field. High School French Camp Academy Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In high school, Calvin Johnson finished his junior year with 40 receptions for 736 years and 8 touchdowns. Anderson accumulated 40 of those yards in overtime. [86] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. And I remember Sean, a little guy, with his shaved head and his fair skin sitting in an interview with the coaches, highlighting tape. [88] Johnson revealed that he needed Vicodin to play through the final three months of the 2007 season. 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