Age
29
Jul 3, 1997
T.J. Hockenson
#87
DET · 2019–2022→MIN · 2022–presentACT
T.J.Hockenson#87TE
2025 Season
Latest productionRec
51
2025
Targets
66
regular season
Rec Yds
438
regular season
TD
3
regular season
Y/R
8.6
regular season
Catch %
77%
51/66
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2016 — Present · Includes honors2022–
Minnesota Vikings · Tight End
TE · 54 active weeks
2022Pro Bowl
NFL
2019–2022
Detroit Lions · Tight End
TE · 48 active weeks
2020Pro Bowl
2022Pro Bowl
NFL
2016–2018
Iowa · TE
NCAA
Draft Profile
2019 DraftSelection
Round 1, Pick 8
#8 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#8
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaFox Sports. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.