NFL: Best Wide Receivers of All-Time

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#6 Calvin Johnson

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Johnson has 83 touchdowns in his NFL career

Calvin Johnson played just nine seasons in the NFL, but during that time he was highly productive.

‘Megatron’ was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the second overall pick in the 2007 draft. He was a physical specimen standing at 6’5, whilst also having the ability to run a 4.35-second 40-yard dash.

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This made him of the biggest aerial threats that the NFL has ever seen. In his 135 games in the league, Megatron caught 731 passes for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns.

That works out as a touchdown every 8.8 receptions. He holds the NFL record for receiving yards in a single season, recording 1964 yards in the 2012 season.

In seven of his nine seasons, Johnson tallied more than 1000 receiving yards. If he hadn’t have chosen to retire before the 2016 season, Johnson would have gone on to break more NFL records and would be ranked a lot higher in this list.

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