The Facts: New Cardinals WRs coach Shawn Jefferson spent most of the early portion of his coaching career with an up-close, personal view of Calvin Johnson, seeing first-hand how the Hall of Fame wideout was different. Jefferson said Tuesday that in his view, only one receiver in the NFL reminds him of Megatron: Hopkins. "(Hopkins is) probably the only one in the league I can compare to Calvin right now, has the skill set Calvin had, playing above the rim and in those competitive situations coming down with the ball," Jefferson said.

Diehards Line:Following his playing career, Jefferson was the Detroit Lions assistant WRs coach in 2007 when Johnson entered the NFL. Jefferson was then elevated to receivers coach full time from 2008-2012, the bulk of Megatron's career. The 51-year-old assistant has a unique perspective on what made Johnson the best in the league during his Hall of Fame run. Johnson's record-setting 1,964-yard receiving season came in Jefferson's final year with the Lions. Generating 1,000-plus yard seasons in six of his eight seasons, Hopkins certainly owns some of the same skills that made Johnson great. As NFL.com's Kevin Patra notes, most notably, Megatron and Nuk both own the ability to high-point the ball in traffic, their massive hands affording them additional advantage. Patra added: "Hopkins' Hail Murray victory catch in 2020 was as good a Megatron replication as we've seen."