Calvin Johnson is undoubtedly the greatest wide receiver in the history of the Detroit Lions. Just look at the numbers. Johnson currently leads the franchise in career receptions (731), receiving yards (11,619), receiving touchdowns (83), and receiving yards per game (86.1).
In 2012, the player known affectionately as Megatron posted the greatest single-season by a receiver in NFL history, recording a record-setting 1,964 receiving yards. The 26-year old Johnson would break former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice‘s record of 1,848 yards, which the G.