Calvin Johnson is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Johnson led his position in a major category 4 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.

WRDET#81ACT

Calvin Johnson

"Megatron"

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Wide Receiver · 2011–2013 🏆 Clutch · +10% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2012Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #1

Height6'5"

Weight237 lb

BornSep 29, 1985

Age40

CollegeGeorgia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · DET

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

29thReceiving Touchdowns·83 40thReceiving Yards·11,624 yds 59thReceptions·732

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2012·Rec Yds1,964 yds Led NFL2012·Rec122 Led NFL2011·Rec Yds1,686 yds Led NFL2008·Rec TD12 1stsingle season·Rec Yds2012 15thsingle season·Rec TD2011 18thsingle season·Rec2012

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 1% all-time wide receiver with exceptional availability — almost never missed time and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 303 · #128 · All-Time

Worth 303 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.7

Avg surplus

peak +51

9 seasons × ~33.7 surplus ≈ VORP 303

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	DET	15	—	48	48	756	4	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	38	4	52	1	13.0	25.0	3	75.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DET	16	—	78	78	1,331	12	100.0%	17.1	17.1	—	52	3	-1	0	-0.3	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	GB	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DET	14	—	136	67	984	5	49.3%	14.7	7.2	—	46	7	73	0	10.4	0.0	5	71.4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DET	15	—	137	77	1,120	12	56.2%	14.5	8.2	—	57	4	32	0	8.0	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	16	—	161	97	1,686	16	60.2%	17.4	10.5	—	76	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	16	—	204	122	1,964	5	59.8%	16.1	9.6	—	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DET	14	—	157	84	1,492	12	53.5%	17.8	9.5	—	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	89.3%	1	1.0%	4	4.3%
2013	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	DET	13	—	128	71	1,077	8	55.5%	15.2	8.4	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	695	79.3%	1	1.0%	1	3.0%
2014	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DET	16	—	149	88	1,214	9	59.1%	13.8	8.1	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,002	93.1%	2	3.0%	2	3.0%
2015	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	153	—	1,198	732	11,624	83	61.1%	15.9	9.7	—	554	19	167	1	8.8	5.3	11	57.9	0	17	17	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,589	87.2%	4	1.7%	7	3.4%

Career EPA487.8·11 rushing · 477 receiving·54.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2007	22	DET	15	—	4	52	1	13.0	25.0	3	75.0	10.2
2008	23	DET	16	—	3	-1	0	-0.3	0.0	1	33.3	24.5
2009	24	DET	14	—	7	73	0	10.4	0.0	5	71.4	13.7
2010	25	DET	15	—	4	32	0	8.0	0.0	2	50.0	18.8
2011	26	DET	16	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	0	0.0	30.2
Career			76		19	167	1	8.8	—	11	—	174.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	22	DET	15	—	48	48	756	4	100.0%	15.8	15.8	—	38
2008	23	DET	16	—	78	78	1,331	12	100.0%	17.1	17.1	—	52
2009	24	DET	14	—	136	67	984	5	49.3%	14.7	7.2	—	46
2010	25	DET	15	—	137	77	1,120	12	56.2%	14.5	8.2	—	57
2011	26	DET	16	—	161	97	1,686	16	60.2%	17.4	10.5	—	76
2012	27	DET	16	—	204	122	1,964	5	59.8%	16.1	9.6	—	92
2013	28	DET	14	13*	157	84	1,492	12	53.5%	17.8	9.5	—	69
2014	29	DET	13	10*	128	71	1,077	8	55.5%	15.2	8.4	—	59
2015	30	DET	16	15*	149	88	1,214	9	59.1%	13.8	8.1	—	65
Career			135	38*	1,198	732	11,624	83	61.1%	15.9	9.7	—	554

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	22	GB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2008	23	GB	5	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2009	24	SF	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	25	DAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2012	27	ATL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2013	28	BAL	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2014	29	ARI	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2015	30	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			18	4*	17	17	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	DET	14	13*	892	89.3%	1	1.0%	4	4.3%
2014	29	DET	13	10*	695	79.3%	1	1.0%	1	3.0%
2015	30	DET	16	15*	1,002	93.1%	2	3.0%	2	3.0%
Career			43	38*	2,589	—	4	—	7	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	22	—	—	—	—	5.5	60.9	557
2008	23	—	—	—	—	-1.0	108.5	837
2009	24	—	—	—	—	5.4	1.6	1,750
2010	25	—	—	—	—	0.9	47.0	1,930
2011	26	—	—	—	—	-0.1	64.4	2,246
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	70.5	2,753
2013	28	—	—	13*	—	—	37.4	2,184
2014	29	—	—	10*	—	—	47.2	1,907
2015	30	—	—	15*	—	—	39.6	1,934
Career				38*	—	—	—	16,098

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 93 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 88 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 82

On-field 63.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2007bestavg 82elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #1 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

582

9 qualifying seasons

2008 DET·0 team wins#1

Receiving Touchdowns · 12 · score 175

2008 DET·0 team wins#4

Receiving Yards · 1,331 · score 154

2012 DET·4 team wins#1

Receiving Yards · 1,964 · score 75

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 51% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

51% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader51

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

54.2 EPA/season over 9 seasons68

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:1.461 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.461Touch rate0.168EPA/snap0.048Snap share87.2%Off snaps2,589Elite · ConsistentCV 0.13

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2007 class

4.35s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 89thClass All 98th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 15.9 regular season → 17.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+10%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt23Rec17Yds296TD2Ctch%73.9%Y/R17.4Y/Tgt12.91D14

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA23.3Rec AirYd317

College Stats

Georgia TechImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2004	Georgia Tech	3	10	1	3.3	33.3	—	—	—
2005	Georgia Tech	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
2006	Georgia Tech	7	30	0	4.3	0.0	—	—	—
Career		10	40	1	4.0	10.0	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	Georgia Tech	—	48	837	7	—	17.4	—	—	—
2005	Georgia Tech	—	54	908	6	—	16.8	—	—	—
2006	Georgia Tech	—	76	1,202	15	—	15.8	—	—	—
Career		0	178	2,947	28	—	16.6	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #2

#1JaMarcus RussellQB #1Jared GaitherOT #1Paul OliverS #3Joe ThomasOT #4Gaines AdamsDE #6LaRon LandryFS #7Adrian PetersonRB #8Jamaal AndersonDE #9Ted GinnWR #10Amobi OkoyeDT #11Patrick WillisILB #12Marshawn LynchRB #13Adam CarrikerDE #14Darrelle RevisDB #15Lawrence TimmonsOLB #16Justin HarrellDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Calvin inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Shaun McDonald (2007–2008), and handed it to Nate Burleson (2010–2013).

Mark Nichols 1981–1987Pete Mandley 1984–1988Robert Clark 1989–1991Jeff Campbell 1990–1993Willie Green 1991–1993Brett Perriman

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with DET
2007draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 2

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 237 lb

Frame

239 lb at 4.35s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2015	DET	W10Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2014	DET	W4Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Doubtful· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW8Questionable· Ankle
2013	DET	W5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2012	DET	W9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· Knee
2011	DET	W2Questionable· Ankle
2010	DET	W6Questionable· Shoulder / KneeW17Questionable· Ankle
2009	DET	W6Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· Hand / KneeW15Questionable· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2007

A2008

B+2009

B+2010

A+2011

A+2012

A+2013

B+2014

B+2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

94%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2007	756	50.4	728-28	42.8
2008	1,331	83.2	1,355+24	79.7
2009	984	70.3	1,128+144	66.4
2010	1,120	74.7	1,201+81	70.7
2011	1,686	105.4	1,746+60	102.7
2012	1,964	122.8	2,023+59	119
2013	1,492	106.6	1,754+262	103.2
2014	1,077	82.8	1,292+215	76
2015	1,214	75.9	1,202-12	70.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

303 career value over replacement — #128 all-time of 4,642. 33.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 4×12 top-10 Mr. ReliableCV 0.27

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · DET · 2007 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H

93actual

61.8 expected · Δ+31.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #2

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography