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 · 2012 Team Carrier · #1

Team Carrier Evidence

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

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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

Career Value · VORP

303 career value over replacement — #125 all-time of 4,649. 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 · +31.6 vs expected KV-H

93actual

61.4 expected · Δ+31.6

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Height6'5"

Weight237 lb

BornSep 29, 1985

Age40

CollegeGeorgia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · DET

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

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:1.461 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.461Touch rate0.168EPA/snap0Snap 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 · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 98thClass Pos 93thClass All 98th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

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

+10%

vs reg season

Career Milestones11

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20081K career receiving yards
2008100 career receptions
20093K career receiving yards
2010250 career receptions
201025 career receiving TDs
20115K career receiving yards
201250 career receiving TDs
20138K career receiving yards
2013500 career receptions
201410K career receiving yards
201575 career receiving TDs

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

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

Snap Counts

Off64Off%96.0%

College Stats

Georgia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

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%

20072015

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 33.3%All-Pro 27.8%Pro Bowls 13.9%League Leads 12.3%Longevity 10.4%All-Time Ranks 2.3%

Monitor score 129.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity86

Peak97

Accolades58

Consistency73

Per-Snap77

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Receiving Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

2012 · WR · all-time

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	720-36	42.3
2008	1,331	83.2	1,363+32	80.2
2009	984	70.3	1,120+136	65.9
2010	1,120	74.7	1,191+71	70
2011	1,686	105.4	1,741+55	102.4
2012	1,964	122.8	2,009+45	118.2
2013	1,492	106.6	1,735+243	102
2014	1,077	82.8	1,281+204	75.3
2015	1,214	75.9	1,194-20	70.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

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Gave the Detroit Lions an entire corpus-attributed career — 9 seasons (2007–2015), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

Calvin Johnson

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

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