Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech)
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| Calvin Johnson | |
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| Sport | Football |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Class | 2006 (Junior) |
| Hometown | Tyrone, GA |
| High School | Sandy Creek High School |
| Height/Weight | 6'5 / 235 lbs |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Date of Birth | 9/25/1985 |
| 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-ACC 2004, 05 and 06 ACC Rookie of the Year, 2004 ACC Player of the Year, 2006 Four-time ACC Rookie of the Week Fred Biletnikoff Award winner 2006 |
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One of Tech's most highly publicized signees in recent years ... Rated among the nation's top 10 wide receivers and top 100 players by virtually every recruiting analyst ... Tabbed the No. 4 WR 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 ... 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 ... Tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11 ... Caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns Senior Year.
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2006: Winner of the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver ... Finished 10th in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy ... Unanimous first-team all-America (AP, AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp, The Sporting News) . . . ACC Player of the Year and a first-team all-ACC selection for the third straight year, including unanimous selection the last two seasons ... Joins quarterback Joe Hamilton as the only Yellow Jackets to be named ACC Player of the Year ... Just the second junior in the last 25 years to win the ACC Player of the Year award; the other was Florida State's Charlie Ward in 1992 ... Also joins Hamilton, the 1999 Davey O'Brien Award winner, as the only Tech players to win a national award ... Walter Camp Award Top 10 Player to Watch and semifinalist for the Maxwell Award as Collegiate Player of the Year ... Mid-Season first-team all-America by SI.com and College Football News ... The No. 1 player in the nation on the "Mid-Season Hot 100" by ESPN.com columnist Bruce Feldman.
Tied for second in the nation with a 15 touchdown catches, a Tech record; only Jarrett Dillard of Rice caught more and only two players in ACC history have caught more. Had a school-record 1,202 yards receiving on 78 catches, the second-best season total in Tech history ... Caught 15 of Tech's 25 touchdown passes ... Led the ACC in receptions per game (5.4) and receiving yards per game (85.9) ...
Had perhaps the best game of his remarkable career against West Virginia in the Toyota Gator Bowl with nine catches for a career-best 186 yards.
Preseason first-team all-America by The Sporting News and Lindy's . . . The preseason choice as ACC Offensive Player of the Year by most publications, including Lindy's, Athlon and The Sporting News, a well as the ACC media.
Preseason choice as ACC Player of the Year, as voted upon by the media the annual ACC Football Kickoff . . . Preseason first-team all-America by The Sporting News and Lindy's . . .
2005: First-team all-America by the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) . . . The 48th first-team all-America in Tech history but first since offensive tackle Chris Brown in 2000 . . . Also earned second-team all-America honors from the AP and Walter Camp, as well as first-team accolades from Rivals.com . . . The first Tech receiver to earn all-America recognition of any kind since Billy Martin in 1963 . . . Unanimous first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, earning all-ACC honors for the second straight year . . . Semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top WR.
Led Tech with 54 catches for 888 yards and six touchdowns . . . Second in the ACC in receiving yards per game and fifth in receptions ... Preseason first-team all-America by Athlon Sports ... Preseason all-ACC selection by virtually every publication, including Blue Ribbon Football, which predicted him as the ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
2004: Named first-team all-ACC, just the second true freshman in Tech history, and the 11th in league history, to earn first-team all-ACC honors ... The second straight Yellow Jacket to be named ACC Rookie of the Year, following 2003 honoree Reggie Ball ... First-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com ... Georgia Tech's leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 yards and seven touchdowns, all Tech freshman records ... Among all-time ACC freshmen, ranks second in receiving yards (853, Koren Robinson, North Carolina State 1999) and third in receptions (58, Frank Wycheck, Maryland, 1990; 49, Derrick Hamilton, Clemson, 2001) ... Second in the ACC with seven touchdown catches; also second in receiving yards and third in receptions per game.
Second in the nation among freshmen receivers in yards per game despite playing in a run-oriented offense . . . Responsible for nearly one-third of Tech's pass completions and 40 percent of the Jackets' passing yards and had seven of Tech's 17 touchdown catches . . . In addition to his 48 catches, he drew 10 pass interference or defensive holding penalties, including four against Georgia.
