NFLNFL Detroit Lions Trading Cards2007–2015Hall of Fame · 2021

Calvin Johnson Cards & Plaques

An NFL record and a first-ballot HOF nod — for the Lions fan.

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Career snapshot

NFL single-season receiving yards record (1,964 in 2012). 6× Pro Bowl, 3× First-Team All-Pro. 11,619 career receiving yards, 83 touchdowns. Played all 9 NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions.

Accolades

★ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2021 (first ballot)

★ NFL single-season receiving yards record (1,964 in 2012)

★ 6× Pro Bowl

★ 3× First-Team All-Pro

★ 2× NFL receiving yards leader (2011, 2012)

★ 2nd overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft (Georgia Tech)

★ Played all 9 NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions

★ 11,619 career receiving yards and 83 touchdowns

The card collector's view

The cornerstone is the 2007 Topps Chrome RC Refractor — RC chase card with full HOF pricing baked in. The 2007 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Auto is the high-end pick. 2007 Donruss Threads RC and Topps RC #305 anchor base portfolios. Modern Lions collectors hunt his 2021 HOF Induction parallels and Topps Heritage retro autographs.

About Calvin Johnson Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Megatron. The 2nd overall pick of 2007 out of Georgia Tech. Calvin Johnson played all nine of his NFL seasons with the Lions — a franchise that hadn't been good in decades and barely deserved him. He set the NFL record for receiving yards in a season in 2012 (1,964), a mark that still stands. Six Pro Bowls. Three First-Team All-Pros. He retired at 30 with his body still intact, while Lions fans processed losing the best receiver in football. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2021.