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Minnesota Vikings · TE · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa (2019 Round 1, Pick 8)

T.J. Hockenson

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76.8
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #8 of 45 qualified TEs
Rec / Targets
31/3720.4% target share
Receiving yards
2959.5 YPR
Receiving TD
342.1 yds/G
Snap share
66%Offensive snaps
EPA per opportunity
+0.67437 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate
62.2%Play-by-play positive EPA

T.J. Hockenson among the 45 qualified tight ends: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Bowers96.5
  2. Likely89.5
  3. Kittle86.4
  4. McBride86.4
  5. Kelce84.9
  6. Fannin Jr.82.3
  7. LaPorta78.7
  8. Hockenson76.8
  9. Kincaid74.5
  10. Warren72.5
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 45 qualified TEs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game15% weight · Raw +0.643 → Shrunk +1.335
83thpercentile
Early-down opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game5% weight · Raw +0.401 → Shrunk +0.688
63thpercentile
Receiving yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 7.97 → Shrunk 37.48
67thpercentile
Yards after catch per game, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.46 → Shrunk 16.90
62thpercentile
Downfield air yards per game, regressed3% weight · Raw 7.78 → Shrunk 34.97
69thpercentile
Offensive snaps per game, regressed3% weight · Raw 0.71 → Shrunk 39.59
42thpercentile
Target share34% weight · Raw 20.4% → Shrunk 18.7%
85thpercentile
First-down rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 48.6% → Shrunk 38.4%
91thpercentile
20+ yard target rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 10.8% → Shrunk 8.3%
74thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for T.J. Hockenson. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultRecTargetsRec ydsRec TDRush yds
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs GBW 39-22453610
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ CHIW 9-3342900
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ TBW 23-16241100
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs MIAW 15-10131311900
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ NOW 23-1311700
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs INDW 16-10453510
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ DETL 15-19455810

College to the NFL: Iowa to Minnesota Vikings

Verified identity bridge linking T.J. Hockenson's college regular-season yards at Iowa to official NFL game lines.

Iowa (College yards)

3112017
7072018
88th pick
2019 Draft

MIN (NFL yards)

3672019
7232020
5832021
9142022
9602023
4552024
4382025
2952026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

SeasonClubGCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
2019DET1200032/593672
2020DET1610067/1017236
2021DET1200061/845834
2022DET/MIN1700086/1299146
2023MIN1500095/1279605
2024MIN1000041/624550
2025MIN1510051/664383
2026 (so far)MIN700031/372953

Compare T.J. Hockenson with top tight ends

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 TE.

T.J. Hockenson vs. Brock Bowers (LV)Score 76.8 vs. 96.5T.J. Hockenson vs. Isaiah Likely (NYG)Score 76.8 vs. 89.5T.J. Hockenson vs. George Kittle (SF)Score 76.8 vs. 86.4T.J. Hockenson vs. Trey McBride (ARI)Score 76.8 vs. 86.4T.J. Hockenson vs. Travis Kelce (KC)Score 76.8 vs. 84.9T.J. Hockenson vs. Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)Score 76.8 vs. 82.3
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