STELLA GREENE
HALL OF FAME
CREDENTIALS
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STELLA GREENE
2010's
ALL-DECADES TEAM
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STELLA GREENE
THE CASE
FOR CALVIN
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2007-2015 CAREER STATS
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
48 REC
756 YDS
4 TDS
78 REC
1,331 YDS
12 TDS
67 REC
984 YDS
5 TDS
77 REC
1,120 YDS
12 TDS
96 REC
1,681 YDS
16 TDS
122 REC
1,960 YDS
5 TDS
84 REC
1,492 YDS
12 TDS
71 REC
1,077 YDS
8 TDS
88 REC
1,214 YDS
9 TDS
Calvin was rare in the fact that he was one of a few guys that had his size, length, height, speed and body control to be able to put it all together and make it work. That’s how you get the name Megatron.
- CHARLES WOODSON
- A TRIBUTE TO CALVIN JOHNSON -
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What Calvin did in only nine years showcased his total preeminence at the position. He was one of the most challenging players to guard in the entire history of the game. He was all you could handle - the rare combination of a big, physical player who was so smooth and effortless. He was simply unstoppable at times, not to mention a major pain in my butt. I will always remember him as one of the only receivers for whom we had to tweak our game plans because none of us realistically could manage him alone. Calvin changed the way teams drafted defensive backs, and his play helped revolutionize the style of play and demands expected of wide receivers forever.
- RONDE BARBER
To be 6’7’’ or whatever that he is – have a catch wingspan of an ostrich – the guy is just an unbelievable athlete and can run like a gazelle. Calvin was a very, very special specimen. You don’t see those types of guys coming around this League very often. The guy has just been an unstoppable force year-in and year-out. Every time he was on the field, you had to know where he was. Calvin is a transcending player and did a lot of great things for this League. To end it all off, I definitely believe Calvin ‘Megatron’ Johnson belongs in Canton.
- PATRICK PETERSON
Calvin Johnson deserves to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame because he’s a once in a lifetime, generational talent. The things that he’s done on the football field, the way people had to game-plan, the way people had to vice like he was a punt gunner to cover him and still not get him stopped, the way he could jump over triple coverage and still make the play – some of the most unbelievable things that I’ve seen on a football field he was able to do in such a short amount of time. It’s just unfortunate that he wasn’t able to get a team around him that was able to compete for Super Bowls, but he’s one of the best players to ever play this game. That’s why he deserves to get in.
- RICHARD SHERMAN
He had the total package. No one has the total package and he did. Size, speed, quickness, ball skills, physical, great hands, and he was great mentally. I remember knowing what he was going to do and still not being able to stop it because of his attributes. Calvin definitely deserves to be in the Hall. He was the best receiver of his time and also the best receiver I’ve played against. I’ve played against some greats, but Megatron trumps them all.
- AQIB TALIB
He was built like a tight end, but he could run routes just like a little guy. For a guy to be that big, it’s kind of rare. In the Madden games, you can create a player, and I’ve said this many times; he is, in my opinion, the LeBron James of football. LeBron is 6’8’’, 6’9’’, 6’10’’, somewhere around there, but LeBron can play the 1, the 2, the 3, the 4 and the 5. You look at Calvin, he could be a tight end, he played slot, he played the outside, the No. 1 receiver. You could move a big guy like that around. I think that’s rare. He’s definitely a one of a kind receiver. In my opinion, he was the best to ever high point the ball, in and at its highest point. That’s what made him so good. He was coordinated.
- CHARLES TILLMAN
Calvin was rare in the fact that he was one of a few guys that had his size, length, height, speed and body control to be able to put it all together and make it work. That’s how you get the name Megatron.
Calvin is a Hall of Famer. The picture I have in my mind is that Calvin Johnson had two starting defensive backs lined up over him like a gunner on the punt team to keep him from scoring.
If anyone disagrees, just show them that clip.
- CHARLES WOODSON
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• Receptions (731)
• Receiving Yards (11,619)
• Receiving Touchdowns (83)
• Most Receiving Yards Per Game (86.1)
• 100-Yard Games (46)
• 200-Yard Games (5)
• Games with a Receiving Touchdown (64)
• Games with 2+ Receiving Touchdowns (17)
• Most Consecutive Games with a Reception (135)
• Most Seasons with 10+ Receiving Touchdowns (4)
• Most Seasons with 1,000+ Receiving Yards (7)
ALL-TIME FRANCHISE LEADER IN:
• Most Receiving Yards in a Season (1,964)
• Most Receiving Yards per Game in a Season (122.8)
• Highest Receiving Avg. in a season with 100+ Receptions (16.1)
• Most Consecutive Games with 10+ Receptions (4)
• Most Receiving Yards Through Regulation of a Game (329)
• Most Receiving Yards in a two-year stretch (2011-12) in NFL history (3,645)
• Most Receiving Yards in a 5-game span (861)
• Most Receiving Yards in a 6-game span (962)
• Most Receiving Yards in a player’s final season (1,214)
NFL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
• 6-time Pro Bowl Selection
• 4-time All-Pro Selection
• 3-Time AP First-Team All-Pro
• 2-time NFL Receiving Yards Leader (2011, 2012)
• NFL Receptions Leader (2012)
• NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leader (2008)
NFL ACCOLADES:
AMONG THE BEST THROUGH AGE 30
Lions WR Calvin Johnson totaled 11,619 receiving yards through age 30. This ranks as the third-most most by any player through age 30. Randy Moss is the only Hall of Famer to have produced more receiving yards through age 30.008)
RECEIVING YARDS
Lions WR Calvin Johnson logged 83 receiving touchdowns through age 30. This marks the fourth-most receiving touchdowns a player has recorded through age 30. Randy Moss and Jerry Rice are the only Hall of Famers to have produced more through age 30.008)
RECEIVING TDs
Lions WR Calvin Johnson logged 731 receptions through age 30. This marks the seventh-most receptions a player has recorded through age 30. Randy Moss is the only Hall of Famer to have produced more receptions through age 30.
RECEPTIONS
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Lions WR Calvin Johnson was one of four wide receivers selected to the 2010s NFL All-Decade Team, alongside WRs Antonio Brown, Larry Fitzgerald and Julio Jones. In the 2010s decade, Johnson made six consecutive Pro Bowls (2010-15), four consecutive AP All-Pro selections (2010-13), three-straight AP First-Team All-Pro selections (2011-13), led the NFL in receiving yards in consecutive seasons (2011-12) and led the League in receptions in one season (2012). Despite not playing the final four seasons of the decade, and 36 fewer games than the next-closest 2010s NFL All-Decade receiver, he finished the 2010s ranked first in 200-yard receiving games (five), third in 100-yard receiving games (37), tied for third in multi-touchdown reception games (15), fourth in games in double-digit reception games (13), eighth in receiving yards (8,548) and eighth in touchdown receptions (62).
DECADES OF DOMINANCE
Of the 29 wide receivers enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 19 have been named to at least one NFL All-Decade Team (65.5%). Since the 1970 merger, 14 of the 16 receivers (88%) to be named to an NFL all-decades team have been enshrined in Canton, while the other two have been finalists.
breaking down the all-decade classes
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Played with three Hall of Famer players: QB Kurt Warner, RB Marshall Faulk and WR Isaac Bruce
Warner (1999, 2001) and Faulk (2000) were each named the NFL’s MVP during Holt’s tenure
A teammate had at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season seven different times in his career
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TORRY HOLT
COMPARING CALVIN TO THOSE ON THE BALLOT
REGGIE WAYNE
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Played with two Hall of Famers, RB Edgerrin James and WR Marvin Harrison, and Hall of Fame Finalist QB Peyton Manning
Manning won four NFL MVP awards (2003-04; 2008-09) during Wayne’s tenure
Manning, James and Harrison were all named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team
A teammate had at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season 10 different times in
his career
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CALVIN JOHNSON
Had six different starting quarterbacks in his 9-year career and caught a TD pass from seven different QBs
Only once did one of his quarterbacks make a Pro Bowl, with QB Matthew Stafford doing so in 2014, the second-to-last season of Johnson’s career
Only once did a teammate have a season with 1,000 receiving yards, with WR Golden Tate doing so in 2014, the second-to-last season of Johnson’s career
Only once did a teammate have a season with 1,000 rushing yards, with RB Reggie Bush doing so in 2013, the third-to-last season of Johnson’s career
During his career, none of his offensive teammates made an AP All-Pro team
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Johnson does not possess a postseason win in his two trips to the playoffs while two other wide receivers on this year’s ballot, Torry Holt and Reggie Wayne, have earned championships with the Rams and Colts, respectively. Consider the following:
