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Wednesday, 10 January 2007
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Georgia Tech's two-time all-America Calvin Johnson will forgo his senior season and enter the National Football League draft, the junior wide receiver announced on Monday at a press conference on the Georgia Tech campus.
The 6-5, 235-pounder from Tyrone, Ga., is widely projected to be one of the top selections in this spring's draft if not the top pick in the whole draft. He is expected become the first Yellow Jacket selected in the first round since linebacker Keith Brooking was taken with the 12th pick in the 1998 draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Johnson leaves Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets' career leader in receiving yards (2,927) and touchdown receptions (28). He also stands second in career receptions (178). This season, he was a unanimous first-team all-America selection and the winner of the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver. He was also named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year while earning first-team all-ACC honors for the third straight year. Bet on all NFL Games here! |
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