Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Calvin Johnson Jr. "Megatron" Born: September 25, 1985 Tyrone, GA USA Position: WR Height: 6'5" Weight: 239 College: Georgia Tech High School: Sandy Creek (Tyrone, GA) Career: 2007-2015 Drafted: 2007 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson played from 2007 to 2015 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about wide receiver Calvin Johnson on ESPN. Calvin Johnson. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Draft: Selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. [45][57] He was regarded as the best athlete to come out of the draft and was the #1 player on most draft boards. [25] In the following game, against North Carolina State, he recorded a collegiate career-best ten receptions for 130 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 1714 loss. [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. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. I spent time thinking about my legacy and what I'll leave behind. CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; MAXPREPS; FOLLOW MAXPREPS. [15] On October 16, against Duke, he had six receptions for 92 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 247 victory. View Calvin Johnson's career, season and game-by-game basketball stats while attending Axtell High School. [163] Johnson was ranked second by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014. But it was my second year when that Megatron mindset was born. [120], In 2011, Johnson had his second best statistical season of his NFL career, reaching a then career-high 1,681 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. Why cant you see whats going on out there? On and on it went, a good 90 seconds. [220] He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold. 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Following the season he declared for the NBA draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he twice received first-team All-American honors, and was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. [93][94] However, against the Minnesota Vikings, Johnson had four receptions for 85 yards and his third touchdown of the season. Thank you for being a standup guy. Johnson was ranked 27th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011. September 29,1985 McVay took it all in, then turned to the medical staff sitting nearby. It is an incredible honor and privilege to join such a distinct class as we head into Canton together. Calvin Johnson had 731 receptions over his career. [87], In 2008, Johnson said he could "still feel" the lower-back injury that bothered him throughout his rookie season. You loved me and my family unconditionally over these 15 years. Calvin Johnson career stats, NFL records. He needed the medication to help him play with a bone bruise in his back. Both touchdown catches included a run after the catch (the first catch going for 38 yards and the second going for 47 yards, both over the middle) displaying Johnson's speed and breakaway ability. [179][180][181][182] In Week 5, a 4217 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Johnson caught his 671st career pass, breaking Herman Moore's franchise record. [86] He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. I ain't crying. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM LAST PLAYED HEIGHT/WEIGHT: R/R. As a quarterback, he led the team to a 26-3 record, including a 14-1 record and that state championship his senior year. In high school, Calvin Johnson finished his junior year with 40 receptions for 736 years and 8 touchdowns. [158] In the following game, he had six receptions for 179 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 3727 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11. The Lions offered to pay Johnson $500,000 a year for three years to show up and speak at team events and donate an additional $100,000 to a charity of his choice, but he did not accept the offer, stating "they need to figure out a way to do it and not have me work for it. [53][54], In 2016, Johnson was named to the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. We had a great team around him, but Sean made it go.. Johnson was selected to play in 6 Pro Bowls. [92] Despite the Lions' failures and the fact that five different quarterbacks played during the year, Johnson finished as one of the strongest wide receivers statistically for the 2008 season, finishing fifth in receiving yards (1,331) and 7th in receiving yards per game (83.2), and leading the league in receiving touchdowns (12), despite the fact that the entire Lions team only passed for 18 touchdowns. [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. [225][226] In August 2019, Johnson was named to the board of directors of the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association. The NFL later admitted the referees should have penalized Wright for illegal batting. Joins Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Board of Directors", "Megatron partners in marijuana-for-CTE research", "Calvin Johnson uses Hall of Fame speech to advocate for pain treatment alternatives in sports", "Lions Calvin Johnson builds solid foundation", "Catching Dreams continues charitable focus for Calvin Johnson Jr. Fayette County News", "Calvin Johnson gets engaged in Baltimore", "Ex-Lions WR Calvin Johnson is getting married Saturday", "Former Lions wideout Calvin Johnson reveals wife is expecting", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calvin_Johnson&oldid=1139287468, Most consecutive 100-yard receiving games: 8. What's the number on his jersey? ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. As a freshman, Johnson averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from behind the arc. [227], Also in August 2019, Johnson announced a partnership with Harvard University to study the effects of cannabis on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and its benefits in managing pain. Johnson's career stats include 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he twice received first-team All-American honors, and was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. Come on, Jim. [67] The next day, the Detroit Tigers invited him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. [170] He closed the season out with four receptions for 39 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a 3020 loss to the Green Bay Packers. [5] On Monday, Jan 18, 2010, the Ridgeland Varsity Boys Basketball team lost their MLK Classic @ MS College game against Murrah High School by a score of 60-72. It gives me great joy to call all of your friends. [223][224] He has since proceeded with plans to launch several cannabis facilities across the state (along with his business partner Rob Sims) under the brand name Primitiv. He ranks first in school history in career receiving yards, second in receptions, first in touchdown receptions, and first in career 100-yard receiving games with 13. [111] Johnson finished the 2009 season with 67 receptions, 984 yards, and five touchdowns, while missing two games. [229], Johnson founded The Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation, Inc. in 2008. He would go on to play for Miami of Ohio, and while he had the potential to be a Julian Edelman-esque fireplug receiver, injuries cut short the last of his football dreams. And when they left, wed look at each other and wed say, Were going to be fine. [142] On December 22, against the Atlanta Falcons, Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single-season receiving yards record of 1,848 yards. You combine that with a strong work ethic and a photographic memory? Come on. My big sister Shay, Erica, Erica LaShay Johnson oh, Johnson, my bad, my bad, you got me. [185] This was his fourth NFC Offensive Player of the Week nomination for his effort against the Bears. It's truly an honor to be standing before you this evening celebrating this incredible moment. Calvin Johnson High School Junior Stats: 40 receptions, 736 yards, 8 touchdowns. He ran right through us, Ashkouti recalls. [21], Johnson started the 2005 season with four receptions for 66 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in a 2314 victory over Auburn. Anderson accumulated 40 of those yards in overtime. [38][39][40] Johnson's 15 receiving touchdowns were a new Georgia Tech single-season record. [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. pitched: 2.2: Jul 16, 2019 vs. Easley Baseball Club 15U Prime: Runs allowed: 0: Johnson pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds in a victory over Auburn. 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. Its OK, he said. [175] Johnson and Golden Tate became the Lions' first duo to reach 1,000 yards apiece in the same season since Roy Williams and Mike Furrey in 2006. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. My journey through life in sports has led me to a point of pursuing a new legacy. [159] Following the Steelers game, he added two more 100-yard performances in Weeks 1213 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers. Player in 2021 Marist won that game and two more afterward, claiming the Georgia 4A high school championship, and the legend of Sean McVay took flight. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. My legacy in sports has been solidified with no greater honor than standing before you today amongst these gentlemen. Family and friends spent time with McVay in New Orleans the night before the game, and that old familiar mask had dropped over McVays face. Calvin Johnson High School Pos WR Height 6-4 Weight 210 Evaluation Timeline Prospect Info High School Sandy Creek City Tyrone, GA Class 2004 Watch Highlights Player Rating i 247Sports. He has said on multiple occasions that things between him and his former team will never be made right until then and has gone on to say that ownership views the team's players as "pawns". Calvin Johnson II. Calvin Johnson is going to make the Hall of Fame, says Chris Ashkouti, McVays backup QB and fellow cornerback at Marist. 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. DUNWOODY, Ga. When Sean McVay writes his autobiography, he should title it Wham Naked. He wont, but he ought to, because Wham Naked is the play that vaulted McVay from a high school field to the Super Bowl sideline. It was my teammate Roy Williams in 2006 and 7 who gave me the nickname Megatron when I came to the league. [95], On October 14, before the Week 6 trade deadline, Roy Williams was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a first, a third and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, making Johnson the Lions' starting wide receiver and the last big threat on the offense. Hed be totally focused. Sean and I were just laying there on the field. I also want to take a moment to share about a few people who have been instrumental to shaping my journey. But that season, what Sean did was amazing. Lions receiver Calvin Johnson has always expressed an interest in finishing his degree at Georgia Tech. [233] They were married in June 2016. There are so many people living in our world with pain right now, and I want to speak to you for a moment. And I remember Sean, a little guy, with his shaved head and his fair skin sitting in an interview with the coaches, highlighting tape. [228] In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Johnson noted his work with Harvard and the potential for plant-based medicines to "provide an alternative to their destructive counterparts, opioids". Two most recent educational accomplishments N/A Educational Tips. Before attending Miami University in Ohio,he was an outstanding high schoolquarterback at Marist in Georgia. He was so open and untouched he could have walked into the end zone. In Week 15, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had ten receptions for 152 receiving yards in the 2320 victory. Thank you. As many of you know, I'm not one for many words. Chadwick believes McVay has the mindset to handle that blast furnace, and he uses another example from the Marist sideline to illustrate his point. [152] In Week 7, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he had nine receptions for 155 yards and two receiving touchdowns. [169] In the next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had eight receptions for 158 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 3417 victory. *****No matter how far we travel in life, were never all that far from our high-school selves, and McVays closest friends dont have to think hard to pick out the similarities between their onetime teammate and the wunderkind NFL head coach. [107] Marinelli was replaced by Jim Schwartz, then defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 12:12AM. He ended the game with six receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns. He was a coach on the field. PITCHING STATS LAST OCCURRENCE; Inn. Linebacker K. J. Wright then batted the ball out of the end zone for a touchback. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? But my life's legacy is still being written. In typical McVay fashion, he deflected praise from that season on his teammates, saying he won the award because of the teams success. Johnson's career stats include 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns. [43][44] Johnson had 178 receptions for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns during his time with the Yellow Jackets. Thank you. [24] He entered his 2006 season in the running for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy. Your motto was my offseason mantra: Stay ready so you don't have to get ready. [32] In the following game, he had four receptions for 26 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 386 victory over Samford. Please stand, all my teammates and coaches. [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. [144] Johnson finished with five receptions for 72 yards against the Chicago Bears in Week 17, missing out on 2,000 receiving yards by 36. Johnson was born to Calvin Johnson Sr. and Arica Johnson on September 29, 1985, in Newnan, Georgia. He racked up 713 catches, 11,619 receiving yards and 83 receiving touchdowns during his . Rams' head coach Sean McVay won the 2003 Georgia High School Player of the Year Award, while playing quarterback for Marist High School. That was the kind of leader he was. [92] In the following two games, losses to San Francisco and Chicago, Johnson failed to score a touchdown or gain over 50 yards receiving. But I was OK with this because I left it all on the field and enjoyed every moment. 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