TE · Minnesota Vikings · #87

T.J. Hockenson

TE1

College: Iowa
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 248 lb
Experience: 8th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.58▲ 0.36 vs '25

2nd of 21 TEs

Catch rate

84.4%▲ 7.1 vs '25

1st of 21 TEs

Yards / target

7.4▲ 0.8 vs '25

10th of 21 TEs

Target share

20.4%▲ 4.5 vs '25

6th of 21 TEs

Receiving

237 yds+0.58 EPA/TGT

27 rec · 32 tgt · 2 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+18.5

Rushing0.0

Net+18.5

Best game · Wk 4 vs MIA

13/13

Rec/Tgt

119

Rec yds

+11.2

Rec EPA

+0.86

EPA/target

9.2

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 vs GBW	5	4	36	9.0	1	80.0	3.4	+3.2	+0.63	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ CHIW	4	3	29	9.7	0	75.0	8.0	+3.3	+0.82	0	0	0
Wk 3 @ TBW	4	2	11	5.5	0	50.0	11.0	−1.2	−0.30	0	0	0
Wk 4 vs MIAW	13	13	119	9.2	0	100.0	6.4	+11.2	+0.86	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ NOW	1	1	7	7.0	0	100.0	2.0	+0.6	+0.60	0	0	0
Wk 7 vs INDW	5	4	35	8.8	1	80.0	7.6	+1.4	+0.28	0	0	0
Season	32	27	237	8.8	2	84.4	6.8	+18.5	+0.58	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Vikings

$10.3Mover 1 year

Avg. per year: $10.3M
Guaranteed: $10.2M 99%
2026 cap hit: $15.6M 5.0% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2026

2026 · now

Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	6	+18.5	32	27	237	2	84.4	8.8	7.4	20.4	+0.58	0	0	0
2025	15	+13.0	66	51	438	3	77.3	8.6	6.6	15.9	+0.21	1	0	0
2024	10	+9.5	62	41	455	0	66.1	11.1	7.3	18.1	+0.15	0	0	0
2023	15	+31.8	127	95	960	5	74.8	10.1	7.6	24.0	+0.25	0	0	0
2022	17	+5.5	129	86	914	6	66.7	10.6	7.1	20.1	+0.03	0	0	0
2021	12	+5.5	84	61	583	4	72.6	9.6	6.9	20.5	+0.06	0	0	0
2020	16	+4.9	101	67	723	6	66.3	10.8	7.2	17.8	+0.09	1	0	0
2019	12	+8.6	59	32	367	2	54.2	11.5	6.2	13.6	+0.15	0	0	0
Career	103	+97.2	660	460	4,677	28	69.7	10.2	7.1	18.8	+0.15	2	0	0