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Calvin Johnson #4 prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Calvin Johnson NFL Draft Bio

Calvin Johnson (born September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia) is an American football player, formerly 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. It is often mentioned that he is also a very humble and well-behaved person, exemplified by his building trip (see below), and his refraining from showing off or getting into confrontations on the field.[citation needed] On January 8, 2007, Johnson declared he will forego his senior year and enter the 2007 NFL Draft.

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.

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.

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.

College career
Calvin Johnson warming up for the second half of a Georgia Tech football game.In his career at Georgia Tech, Johnson made a case for being the greatest Georgia Tech receiver of all time, a significant accomplishment considering Tech's recent penchant for producing several talented wide receivers. Johnson has 178 receptions in his career, good for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns. He ranks first in school history in career receiving yards, second in receptions, first in touchdown receptions, and first in most career 100-yard receiving games with 13.

As a freshman in 2004, Johnson was named first-team All-ACC. Johnson was the Jackets' leading receiver with 48 catches for 837 yards and seven scores, which were Georgia Tech freshman records. Johnson ended his freshman campaign against the University of Syracuse in the Champs Sports Bowl, where he recorded a touchdown.

2005 was Johnson's sophomore year, where he earned first-team All-American honors. He also earned All-ACC honors for the 2nd straight year and was semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award. He led Tech with 54 catches for 888 yards and six scores.

Johnson entered his junior season in the Biletnikoff Award running and Heisman Trophy running. Although Johnson finished 10th for the Heisman, he won the Biletnikoff. Johnson was ACC Player of the Year and made his 3rd straight selection to All-ACC squad. Johnson tallied 1,202 yards on 78 catches. Johnson's 15 touchdowns in 2006 is a new Georgia Tech single-season record. Against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Toyota Gator Bowl, Johnson had nine catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort. Johnson had a great game, with only USC's receiver, Dwayne Jarrett, beating his yardage total.

Academic Activities
During the 2006 summer, Johnson (Management) 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. He plans to travel to Bolivia in January 2007 as part of the project.

Pro career
2007 NFL Draft
Johnson was SI.com's Midseason NFL Draft Projection #1 pick. SI later projected Calvin to be the #4 overall pick in the draft,[citation needed] though Johnson had stated that he intended to earn his degree from Georgia Tech. On January 8, 2007, Calvin Johnson declared himself eligible for the NFL draft, bypassing his senior season at Georgia Tech. He is regarded as the best player in the draft; for example, he is the #1 player on ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr.'s "big board."

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[9]
Biletnikoff Award, 2006

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Career Statistics 
Year   GP Rec   Yds  YPC TD 
2004   12  48   837 17.4  7 
2005   12  54   888 16.4  6 
2006   14  76 1,202 15.8 15 
Totals 38 178 2,927 16.4 28 

Draft Year: 2007 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Calvin Johnson

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
4	Calvin Johnson	Wide Receiver	6-5	235
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	2	Detroit Lions	Georgia Tech	Tyrone, Georgia

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