T.J. Hockenson
Tight End #87
Personal
| Age | 28 |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 3, 1997 |
| Height | 6'5" |
| Weight | 248 lb |
Draft
| College | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2019 | |
| Pick | Round: 1, Overall: 8 | |
| Team | DET |
Fantasy Value
You can see where his value compares to other TEs in our Tight End Rankings.
Player News
T.J. Hockenson: T.J. Hockenson Still Trending Down in Dynasty Leagues
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson continues to trend in the wrong direction for dynasty fantasy football managers. Hockenson is coming off some of the worst seasons of his career. He was the TE26 and TE34 in the last two years, and he was limited to a modest 51 catches for 438 yards and two touchdowns in 2025. The good news for Hockenson is that he remains the No. 1 tight end in Minnesota after the team didn't bring in any significant competition during free agency. He could also get a slight quarterback upgrade, given that he'll be catching passes from the better half of J.J. McCarthy or Kyler Murray. With that said, a quarterback change can only do so much. Hockenson needs to get healthy and productive, two things he hasn't done since 2023. There's a little bit of buy-low appeal here in hopes that the veteran can bounce back as a top-18 fantasy tight end, but it's hard to envision a path to him ranking as a TE1 next year. He's more of a TE3 with TE2 upside.
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Player Stats
| YEAR | TM | GM | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | TGT | % | YDS | TD | YPC | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | FUM | |||
| 2019 | DET | 12 | 32 | 59 | 54.2 | 367 | 2 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 67 | 101 | 66.3 | 723 | 6 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | DET | 13 | 61 | 83 | 73.5 | 583 | 4 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2TM | 16 | 85 | 128 | 66.4 | 898 | 6 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 95 | 127 | 74.8 | 960 | 5 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | MIN | 9 | 39 | 54 | 72.2 | 446 | 0 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIN | 16 | 51 | 66 | 77.3 | 438 | 3 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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