MIN · TE · #87
T.J. Hockenson
Rating not shown yet — our model doesn't predict this position well enough.
As of Oct 11
Is T.J. Hockenson starting?
T.J. Hockenson is the starting TE for the Minnesota Vikings. Currently listed Questionable.
See full Minnesota Vikings depth chart ›T.J. Hockenson this week
The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). T.J. Hockenson is listed as the starter at TE going into that game.
At TE for the Minnesota Vikings, Gavin Bartholomew and Ben Yurosek are next in line behind him.
T.J. Hockenson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 15-10 vs MIA (Oct 4); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27).
T.J. Hockenson wears No. 87, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 248 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa.
Is T.J. Hockenson playing this week?
Availability not confirmed. Check back closer to game day (updated Oct 11, ESPN).
MIN TE Depth
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- FB
- WR1
- WR2Jordan Addison
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- WR3
- TET.J. HockensonThis player
Questionable (last listed Oct 11, not confirmed, ESPN)
- LTChristian Darrisaw
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
Ask a Stat
Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 5 | 23 | 27 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIN | 15 | 51 | 66 | 438 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIN | 10 | 41 | 62 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 95 | 127 | 960 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 86 | 129 | 914 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 12 | 61 | 84 | 583 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 67 | 101 | 723 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | 12 | 32 | 59 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 102 | 456 | 655 | 4642 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#14 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)
Advanced
| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 178 | 73 | 13 | 17.08 | 1.13 | 20.9% | 19.1% | 0.45 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 329 | 219 | 22 | 14.10 | 1.33 | 14.1% | 8.8% | 0.27 | 0 | -1.11 |
| 2024 | 520 | 145 | 30 | 9.46 | 0.88 | 12.0% | 11.2% | 0.26 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 976 | 336 | 48 | 31.82 | 0.98 | 21.0% | 19.8% | 0.45 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 981 | 413 | 44 | 5.48 | 0.93 | 22.9% | 23.7% | 0.51 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 616 | 199 | 32 | 5.47 | 0.95 | 14.9% | 16.3% | 0.34 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 710 | 329 | 40 | 9.89 | 1.02 | 18.0% | 14.3% | 0.37 | 0 | -4.99 |
| 2019 | 455 | 200 | 19 | 8.63 | 0.81 | 10.7% | 8.3% | 0.22 | 0 | — |
| Career | 4765 | 1914 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
Rating not shown yet — our model doesn't predict this position well enough.
Home / Road Split
Home · 2 games
Road · 3 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ NOYDS 7
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 7
- TD
- 0
Final W 23-13
Oct 4Wvs MIAYDS 119
- REC
- 13
- TGT
- 13
- YDS
- 119
- TD
- 0
Final W 15-10
Sep 27W@ TBYDS 11
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 4
- YDS
- 11
- TD
- 0
Final W 23-16
Sep 20W@ CHIYDS 29
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 4
- YDS
- 29
- TD
- 0
Final W 9-3
Sep 13Wvs GBYDS 36
- REC
- 4
- TGT
- 5
- YDS
- 36
- TD
- 1
Final W 39-22
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ NO | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Wvs MIA | 13 | 13 | 119 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | W@ TB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ CHI | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs GB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 |
T.J. Hockenson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
College
Iowa
See who's starting at Iowa now