Thursday, November 11, 2004

More on Calvin Johnson

Story here.

Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson continues to make jaws drop in his freshman season. Last week at N.C. State, he made an almost ridiculous one-handed catch of a pass that seemed a few feet behind him.

"I still am amazed, and I have seen it several times," Gailey said of the play that helped sustain the Yellow Jackets' go-ahead touchdown drive. "It was a great catch."

Johnson, a matchup nightmare at 6-foot-4, is making plays a freshman just isn't supposed to make. And he's making a legitimate case for first-team All-ACC in the process. He has six touchdown catches - tied with Miami's Roscoe Parrish for most in the ACC - and his 61.6 receiving yards per game ranks third behind Clemson's Airese Currie (86.3) and Florida State's Chauncey Stovall (61.9).

If Johnson had a better quarterback -- Reggie Ball already has an ACC-high 15 interceptions -- his numbers might be the best in the league.