5 reasons Calvin Johnson is a first ballot Hall of Famer

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Dec 27, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) turns with the ball during the fourth quarter as San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) looks on at Ford Field. Lions win 32-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

2. He was the youngest player ever to reach 10,000 receiving yards

Remember that guy Jerry Rice? Calvin Johnson beat his single-season receiving record, and Johnson accomplished another feat that Rice never did. Johnson was the youngest player to reach 10,000 receiving yards. It took Johnson only 115 games in his NFL career to get over 10,000 receiving yards, beating Torry Holt’s record of 116 games to reach 10,000 yards.

Johnson hit 10,000 yards in the midst of, big shock, another losing season in Detroit. Johnson has also accomplished this with mediocre quarterbacks that aren’t even close Hall of Fame worthy. Holt had Kurt Warner for part of his career, and Rice had Joe Montana and Steve Young. These two guys that Johnson beat had three of the best quarterbacks to ever be under center in football history. This proves how talented and how much of a game-changer Johnson truly is.

Johnson is currently 27th on the all-time receiving list, and he has more receiving yards than some current Hall of Famers, like Lance Alworth and Raymond Berry. Johnson is clearly Hall of Fame worthy, but he is also clearly worthy of becoming a first ballot Hall of Famer because of his pure ability that is backed up by his amazing statistics.

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