2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
Rashaun Grant of Georgia Tech running the ball against Samford
Georgia Tech playing the Hokies in Lane Stadium
Tashard Choice scores his first TD on a 1-yard plunge.
The T from NC State disappeared mid-game.
Calvin Johnson Jr., is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. Nicknamed "Megatron" after the Transformers character of the same name, he is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a junior, and was selected by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL draft.
Johnson in 2024
Calvin Johnson catching a pass for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Calvin Johnson's Fred Biletnikoff Award
Calvin Johnson in his Detroit Lions training uniform