Breakout Candidate: Calvin Johnson

Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson has all the tools to become a great NFL wide receiver.  I don’t mean great as far as guys playing right now, but great as in one of the best of all time.  He’s that gifted.  At 6-5, he’s got elite size, speed, strength, athleticism and agility.  He also appears to have hands made of glue.  At Georgia Tech he made one of the best catches this blogger has ever seen.  Johnson spent his rookie year battling injuries, but was still able to rack up 756 yards on 48 catches and score four touchdowns.

This blogger is expecting a much bigger sophomore season out of Calvin.  The usual development of NFL wide receivers sees them break out in their third season, but Johnson isn’t your usual guy.  With his combination of size and speed, he’s a matchup nightmare.  ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert wrote about a play in practice on which Johnson runs a fly pattern and creates a good seven yards of separation from cornerback Travis Fisher and even has time to come back and catch and underthrown ball before Fisher could catch up.  With Roy Williams commanding his share of attention across the field, Johnson should get the opportunity to do some serious damage against opposing defenses.  Expect a breakout year from the 22-year-old.

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