Calvin Johnson stats

Last played for the Detroit Lions, 2015

Wide Receiver · #81

Age 41 · 6' 5"

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Calvin Johnson played 9 NFL seasons, 2007 to 2015.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
135
REC
731
TGTS
1,316
YDS
11,619
AVG
15.9
TD
83
LNG
96
FD
555

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2007DET15489575615.844938
2008DET16781511,33117.1129652
2009DET146713698414.757546
2010DET15771371,12014.5128757
2011DET16961581,68117.5167377
2012DET161222051,96416.155392
2013DET14841561,49217.8128769
2014DET13711281,07715.286759
2015DET16881501,21413.895765

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
2
REC
17
TGTS
23
YDS
296
AVG
17.4
TD
2
LNG
42
FD
14

Per game

Career regular season

GP
135
REC
5.4
TGTS
9.7
YDS
86.1
AVG
15.9
TD
0.6
LNG
96
FD
4.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2007DET153.26.350.415.80.3492.5
2008DET164.99.483.217.10.8963.3
2009DET144.89.770.314.70.4753.3
2010DET155.19.174.714.50.8873.8
2011DET166.09.9105.117.51.0734.8
2012DET167.612.8122.816.10.3535.8
2013DET146.011.1106.617.80.9874.9
2014DET135.59.882.815.20.6674.5
2015DET165.59.475.913.80.6574.1

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
135
PPR
2,397.6
HALF
2,032.1
STD
1,666.6
PPG
17.8

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2007DET15158.8134.8110.810.6
2008DET16281.0242.0203.017.6
2009DET14198.7165.2131.714.2
2010DET15266.2227.7189.217.7
2011DET16359.2311.2263.222.5
2012DET16342.4281.4220.421.4
2013DET14303.2261.2219.221.7
2014DET13226.7191.2155.717.4
2015DET16261.4217.4173.416.3

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
41 yearsSep 29, 1985
Height
6' 5"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Newnan, GA
Draft
2007Rd 1, Pk 2
College
Georgia Tech

Latest performance

Calvin Johnson

Jan 03 · @ CHI · W 24-20

REC
10
TGTS
15
YDS
137
AVG
13.7
TD
1
LNG
36

2007 NFL combine

WR, 6'5", 239 lb · Georgia Tech

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.35s93rd

Percentile: the share of WRs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2007 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Jan 03atCHIW 24-20101371
Sun, Dec 27vsSFW 32-176771
Mon, Dec 21atNOW 35-271190
Sun, Dec 13atLARL 21-141160
Thu, Dec 03vsGBL 27-233441
Thu, Nov 26vsPHIW 45-148933

What were Calvin Johnson's career stats?

Calvin Johnson played 9 seasons for the Lions. He had 731 receptions for 11,619 yards and 83 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2012: 122 receptions, 1,964 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2007 to 2015

Calvin Johnson led the NFL in receptions (2012), receiving yards (2011, 2012) and receiving touchdowns (2008, 2011); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.

All-time career rank

  • 38th in receiving yards (11,619)
  • 55th in receptions (731)

Among the 3,726 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Calvin Johnson college stats

Calvin Johnson played 3 seasons at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2004 to 2006): 178 catches for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns.

passing

Calvin Johnson's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2006Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets11100770070158.8

rushing

Calvin Johnson's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3103.317
2006Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets7304.3021

receiving

Calvin Johnson's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4883717.4751
2005Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets5488816.4659
2006Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets761,20215.81566

defensive

Calvin Johnson's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2005Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets110000000

scoring

Calvin Johnson's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets0170800048
2005Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets0060600036
2006Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets001501500090

returning

Calvin Johnson's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2005Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Calvin Johnson

Playoff games

Calvin Johnson played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.

Calvin Johnson's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2014DALL 24-200850
2011NOL 45-2802112

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.