Calvin Johnson (football)
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| Date of birth | September 25, 1985 |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Awards | 2006 Biletnikoff Award 2006 ACC Player of the Year 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year |
Calvin Johnson (born September 25, 1985 from Tyrone, Georgia) is an American football player for the Georgia Institute of Technology. He played his first season for the Yellow Jackets in 2004 as a wide receiver. Johnson has a rare combination of size (6-5, 238), speed (4.35), strength, leaping ability (45" vertical), body control and hand-eye coordination.
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[edit] High school career
Johnson caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior at Sandy Creek High School. 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.[1]
[edit] Recruiting
One of Georgia Tech's most highly publicized signees in recent years, Johnson was rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst. He 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. [2]
He 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. First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Finally, he was tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11.
[edit] College career
In his Yellow Jacket career, Johnson has made a name for himself among Georgia Tech receivers in history. Johnson has 169 receptions in his career, good for 2,741 yards and 26 touchdowns. He ranks second in school history in career receiving yards, fourth in receptions, first in touchdown receptions, and first in most career 100-yard receiving games with 12. [3] In 2006, Johnson led the Atlantic Coast Conference in receptions (67), receiving yards (1016), receiving yards per game (78.15) and touchdowns (13).[4] Johnson was named 2006 ACC Player of the Year, and won the 2006 Fred Biletnikoff Award for the best wide receiver in college football. [5]
[edit] NFL draft
Johnson was SI.com's Midseason NFL Draft Projection #1 pick. [6]
[edit] Academic Activities
During the 2006 summer, 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.[7] He plans to travel to Bolivia in January 2007 as part of the project.
[edit] Awards
- First-Team Freshman All-American 2004
- All-American 2005 (AFCA, 1st team; AP, 2nd team; Walter Camp, 2nd team) and 2006 (AFCA, 1st team; Walter Camp, 1st team)
- First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, 2004, 2005 and 2006
- ACC Rookie of the Year, 2004
- ACC Player of the Year, 2006
- Best Wide Receiver in the nation by IGN.com, via NCAA Football 07[8]
- Biletnikoff Award, 2006
