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
Stats
Totals
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 7
- TGTS
- 9
- YDS
- 65
- AVG
- 9.3
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 19
- FD
- 4
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.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DET | 12 | 32 | 59 | 367 | 11.5 | 2 | 39 | 19 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 67 | 101 | 723 | 10.8 | 6 | 51 | 40 |
| 2021 | DET | 12 | 61 | 84 | 583 | 9.6 | 4 | 33 | 32 |
| 2022 |  DET/MIN | 17 | 86 | 129 | 914 | 10.6 | 6 | 81 | 44 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 95 | 127 | 960 | 10.1 | 5 | 29 | 48 |
| 2024 | MIN | 10 | 41 | 62 | 455 | 11.1 | 0 | 34 | 30 |
| 2025 | MIN | 15 | 51 | 66 | 438 | 8.6 | 3 | 29 | 22 |
| 2026 | MIN | 2 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 99
- REC
- 440
- TGTS
- 637
- YDS
- 4,505
- AVG
- 10.2
- TD
- 27
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 239
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 15
- TGTS
- 16
- YDS
- 193
- AVG
- 12.9
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 28
- FD
- 9
Per game
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 3.5
- TGTS
- 4.5
- YDS
- 32.5
- AVG
- 9.3
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 19
- FD
- 2
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DET | 12 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 30.6 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 39 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 45.2 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 51 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | DET | 12 | 5.1 | 7 | 48.6 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 33 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | DET/MIN | 17 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 53.8 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 81 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 64 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 29 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | MIN | 10 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 45.5 | 11.1 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2025 | MIN | 15 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 29.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.5 |
| 2026 | MIN | 2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 32.5 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 19 | 2 |
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 99
- REC
- 4.4
- TGTS
- 6.4
- YDS
- 45.5
- AVG
- 10.2
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 2.4
Latest performance
T.J. Hockenson
Sep 20 · @ CHI · W 9-3
- REC
- 3
- TGTS
- 4
- YDS
- 29
- AVG
- 9.7
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 19
Games
All gamesNext
at TBSun, Sep 27
vs TB since 2023
- 1
- GP
- 8
- REC
- 35
- YDS
- 0
- TD
| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at CHIW 9-3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs GBW 39-22 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at NYGW 16-13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | at DALW 34-26 | 4 | 66 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | vs WSHW 31-0 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Sun, Nov 30 | at SEAL 26-0 | 6 | 59 | 0 |
What are T.J. Hockenson's career stats?
T.J. Hockenson has played 8 seasons for the Lions and the Vikings. He has 440 receptions for 4,505 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 95 receptions, 960 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.
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
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2019 to 2026
All-time career rank
- 258th in receiving yards (4,505)
- 194th in receptions (440)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on T.J. Hockenson
Playoff games
T.J. Hockenson played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  LAR | L 27-9 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| 2022 | NYG | L 31-24 | 0 | 129 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
T.J. Hockenson against each club
- vs Chicago Bears (10)
- vs Green Bay Packers (6)
- vs Detroit Lions (4)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (4)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (3)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (3)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (3)
- vs New York Giants (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Washington Commanders (3)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs New England Patriots (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
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Closest career per-game profiles to T.J. Hockenson among NFL players at the same position.
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- Darren WallerCARAlike in Receiving Yards, Receiving Touchdowns, Receptions69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Greg OlsenAlike in Receiving Yards, Targets, Receiving Touchdowns66out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dalton KincaidBUFAlike in Receiving Yards, Receiving Touchdowns, Receptions64out of 100 on profile similarity
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