2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

81 - CALVIN JOHNSON
Wide Receiver Georgia Tech Tyrone, Ga.
Year: 9 Ht: 6-5 Wt: 237 Born: 9/29/85
Draft: ’07, R1 (2)-Det
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
MANE FACTS
‣ ¾ Pro Bowl: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
‣ ¾ 2009 Pro Bowl Alternate
‣ ¾ Voted by his teammates for the Bobby Layne Offensive MVP Award (2008-13).
‣ ¾ Associated Press All-Pro: First Team in 2011, 2012 and 2013; Second Team 2010.
‣ ¾ PFW/PFWA America All-NFL Team in 2011 and 2012
‣ ¾ Named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November 2012 and October 2013.
‣ ¾ By a vote of fans across the country via a contest promoted by ESPN’s SportsNation, Johnson was voted to appear on
the cover of the EA Sports Madden NFL ‘13 video game.
TRANSACTIONS
‣ ¾ Re-signed by the Lions to a new eight-year contract (through 2019) on March 14, 2012.
‣ ¾ Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
FRANCHISE RECORDS
‣ ¾ 2014: With 146 receiving yards against Chicago (11/27/14), Johnson surpassed 10,000 career yards and became the
first player in Lions history with 10,000 yards. He accomplished this feat in 115 games and set a new NFL record for the
fewest games to record 10,000 receiving yards as he broke the previous mark of 116 games set by Torry Holt.
• Johnson caught touchdown passes of 25 and six yards in the team’s 34-17 win over Chicago on Thanksgiving (2014).
With two receiving touchdowns, Johnson set a new NFL record for the most receiving touchdowns on Thanksgiving by
breaking the previous high of seven by former Lions E Cloyce Box (7, 1949-50, 52-54) for the most receiving touchdowns
on Thanksgiving in NFL history. Johnson entered the game tied with Cowboys Hall of Fame WR Michael Irvin with six.
‣ ¾ 2013: With 43 yards vs. New York Giants (12/22/13), Johnson increased his season total to 1,492 yards and moved into
fourth place, surpassing WR Brett Perriman (1,488 in 1995), on the Lions single-season receiving yards list.
• He now holds three of the top-four totals in team history. Johnson already owns the highest (1,964 in 2012) and
third-highest (1,681 in 2011) in franchise history.
‣ ¾ With 52 receiving yards at Philadelphia (12/8/13), Johnson (9,184) broke the Lions franchise record for career receiving
yards, surpassing WR Herman Moore (9,174). Johnson broke the record in his 104th career game (88.3 yds/g) while
Moore accumulated his franchise record 9,174 yards in 145 games (63.3 yds/g).
‣ ¾ With one receiving touchdown vs. Green Bay (11/28/13), Johnson tallied 12 on the season, which marked the fourth
time in his career he has 12+ receiving touchdowns in a season.
‣ ¾ With two touchdowns at Chicago (11/10/13), Johnson recorded his 62nd and 63rd career touchdowns and set a new
Lions career receiving touchdowns record.
• He broke the record of 62 previously set by WR Herman Moore (1991-2001).
• Johnson registered 63 receiving touchdowns in 100 career games and Moore set the previous record of 62 in 137
career games.
‣ ¾ With Johnson catching two touchdown passes from QB Matthew Stafford at Chicago (11/10/13), they combined for 36
touchdown receptions, breaking the franchise record for the most QB-Receiver touchdown combinations in team history.
They broke the previous record of 35 set by QB Scott Mitchell and WR Herman Moore (1994-98).
‣ ¾ His 329-yard game in Week 8 vs. Dallas (10/27/13) marked the first time in Johnson’s career he has registered 150+
yards in back-to-back games. He joins Lions E Cloyce Box (172 vs. Chicago Bears 12/7/52; 202 vs. Dallas 12/13/52) as
the only players in franchise history with back-to-back 150+-yard games.
• Not only did Johnson break the franchise record for receiving yards in a game vs. Dallas (10/27/13), he tied the singlegame
record for receptions with 14 set by WR Herman Moore vs. Chicago December 4, 1995.
• Johnson now holds three of the team’s nine games with 12+ receptions, which also surpassed Moore and WR Brett
Perriman (2) for the most in team history.
‣ ¾ With 14 receptions vs. Dallas, it marked Johnson’s 10th career game with 10+ receptions, setting a new record for the
most games with 10+ receptions in team history (WR Herman Moore, 9; 1991-2001).
‣ ¾ Johnson’s 155-yard outing vs. Cincinnati (10/20/13) was his 35th career 100-yard game, which set a new Lions career
record for most 100-yard receiving games. Johnson broke the Lions franchise record previously held by WR Herman
Moore (34, 1991-2001).
‣ ¾ 2012: Johnson’s 122 receptions in 2012 made him the second player in team history to register 120 receptions in a
season. 122 receptions are second-most in Lions history (WR Herman Moore 123 in 1995).
‣ ¾ His five-straight games with 125+ receiving yards in 2012 tied an NFL record set by Lions WR Pat Studstill in 1966.
(Courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau).
‣ ¾ According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his streak of four games with 140+ yards in 2012 tied the longest streak in NFL
history by Lions E Cloyce Box (spanning 1952-53). Only player with four-straight games with 140+ yards in the same
season.
‣ ¾ Fastest player in team history to reach 5,000 career receiving yards (69 games) and 300 receptions (66 games).
‣ ¾ With 140 yards on Thanksgiving Day vs. Houston (11/22/12) in 2012, Johnson registered four-straight 100-yard games,
and collected three-straight 140+-yard games (207 at Min 11/11, 143 vs. GB 11/8 and 140 vs. Hou 11/11).
‣ ¾ Only player in team history with at least two seasons garnering 1,300 receiving yards and now has four (1,331 in 2008,
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