T.J. Hockenson stats

Vikings

Tight End · #87

Age 29 · 6' 5" · 248 lbs

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T.J. Hockenson recorded 35 receptions, 328 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in 8 games of 2026 for the Minnesota Vikings. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
8
REC · 35th
35
TGTS
44
YDS
328
AVG · 49th
9.4
TD · 29th
3
LNG
22
FD
19

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2019DET12325936711.523919
2020DET166710172310.865140
2021DET1261845839.643332
2022DET/MIN178612991410.668144
2023MIN159512796010.152948
2024MIN10416245511.103430
2025MIN1551664388.632922
2026MIN835443289.432219

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
105
REC
468
TGTS
672
YDS
4,768
AVG
10.2
TD
29
LNG
81
FD
254

Career Postseason

GP
2
REC
15
TGTS
16
YDS
193
AVG
12.9
TD
1
LNG
28
FD
9

Per game

GP
8
REC
4.4
TGTS
5.5
YDS
41
AVG
9.4
TD
0.4
LNG
22
FD
2.4

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2019DET122.74.930.611.50.2391.6
2020DET164.26.345.210.80.4512.5
2021DET125.17.048.69.60.3332.7
2022DET/MIN175.17.653.810.60.4812.6
2023MIN156.38.564.010.10.3293.2
2024MIN104.16.245.511.10.0343.0
2025MIN153.44.429.28.60.2291.5
2026MIN84.45.541.09.40.4222.4

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
105
REC
4.5
TGTS
6.4
YDS
45.4
AVG
10.2
TD
0.3
LNG
81
FD
2.4

Fantasy

GP
8
PPR
85.8
HALF
68.3
STD
50.8
PPG
10.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2019DET1280.764.748.76.7
2020DET16175.3141.8108.311
2021DET12145.3114.884.312.1
2022DET/MIN17215.4172.4129.412.7
2023MIN15219.0171.5124.014.6
2024MIN1086.566.045.58.7
2025MIN15112.887.361.87.5
2026MIN885.868.350.810.7

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
105
PPR
1,120.8
HALF
886.8
STD
652.8
PPG
10.7

Bio

Age
29 yearsJul 3, 1997
Height
6' 5"
Weight
248 lbs
Experience
8 yearsDebut 2019
Birthplace
Chariton, IA
Draft
2019Rd 1, Pk 8
College
Iowa
Salary
$10.3 million2026

Latest performance

T.J. Hockenson

Nov 09 · vs BUF · L 23-6

REC
4
TGTS
7
YDS
33
AVG
8.3
TD
0
LNG
14

Snap counts, 2026

68% of his club's offensive snaps a game (324 in 8 games); 81% in week 9.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1GB4366%0
2CHI3669%0
3TB5085%0
4MIA6583%0
5NO23%0
7IND4576%0
8DET4483%0
9BUF3981%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

T.J. Hockenson has been on the NFL’s game-status report 1 week since 2026, ruled out 1 time.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202610Wrist, Concussion

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2019 NFL combine

TE, 6'5", 251 lb · Iowa

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.70s63rd
Vertical jump37.5"89th
Broad jump10' 3"86th
Bench press (225 lb)17 reps17th
3-cone drill7.02s76th
20-yard shuttle4.18s89th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2019 combine

Games

All games

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vs GB since 2019

9
GP
48
REC
462
YDS
4
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Mon, Nov 09vsBUFL 23-64330
Sun, Nov 01atDETL 19-154581
Sun, Oct 25vsINDW 16-104351
Sun, Oct 11atNOW 23-13170
Sun, Oct 04vsMIAW 15-10131190
Sun, Sep 27atTBW 23-162110

What are T.J. Hockenson's career stats?

T.J. Hockenson has played 8 seasons for the Lions and the Vikings. He has 468 receptions for 4,768 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 95 receptions, 960 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.

Milestones within reach

  • 232 more receiving yards for 5,000 — 4,768 now, 438 in his best season of the last two
  • 32 more receptions for 500 — 468 now, 51 in his best season of the last two
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Best single games

  • Receptions: 13 vs NYG on Dec 24, 2022, W 27-24
  • Receiving Yards: 179 vs SEA on Oct 2, 2022, L 48-45
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs NYG on Dec 24, 2022, W 27-24
T.J. Hockenson's best game in each stat, by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
20264361
20256661
20248114—
2023111342
2022131792
202110971
20207891
201961311

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2019 to 2026

All-time career rank

  • 277th in receiving yards (4,768)
  • 199th in receptions (468)

Among the 3,733 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

T.J. Hockenson college stats

T.J. Hockenson played 2 seasons at Iowa Hawkeyes (2017 to 2018): 73 catches for 1,080 yards and 9 touchdowns.

rushing

T.J. Hockenson's college rushing by season
SeasonSchoolCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2018Iowa Hawkeyes14414

receiving

T.J. Hockenson's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2017Iowa Hawkeyes2432013.3324
2018Iowa Hawkeyes4976015.5654

defensive

T.J. Hockenson's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2018Iowa Hawkeyes110000000

scoring

T.J. Hockenson's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2017Iowa Hawkeyes0030300018
2018Iowa Hawkeyes0160700042

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: T.J. Hockenson's college game log.

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Playoff games

T.J. Hockenson played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.

T.J. Hockenson's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2024LARL 27-90641
2022NYGL 31-2401290

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.