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2025 season · TE · #87 · 7th season

T.J. Hockenson

Age 29 · 6'5" · 248 lb · Iowa · Pick 8 overall (2019). Snap share 78% across 15 games.

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Targets

4.4 per game

22nd of 72

Receptions

77% catch rate

17th of 72

Yards

438

29 per game

26th of 72

Touchdowns

22 first downs

T-25th of 72

Target share

16%

10% of air yards

21st of 72

aDOT

5.0

air yards per target

44th of 72

EPA / target

+0.21

+14.1 total

37th of 72

YAC / catch

4.3

219 after the catch

57th of 72

The short version

How goodHockenson's +14.1 EPA is 28th of 72 tight ends.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+33.2, 54th percentile per target).
Fantasy4.1 standard points a game, TE27 of 108.5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE25 of 108.7.5 PPR points a game, TE25 of 108.
How he's usedHe is a straight-dropback target: 14% of his targets come off play action (league 32%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 3 a game over his last three against 4.4 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	16%	21st of 72	72nd
Depth of targetair yards per target	5.0	44th of 72	40th
After the catchyards per reception	4.3	57th of 72	22nd
Catch ratereceptions per target	77%	19th of 72	74th
EPA per target	+0.21	37th of 72	49th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	33%	45th of 72	38th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	5%	43rd of 72	41st
Yards per game	29.2	26th of 72	65th
Success rate	50%	T-45th of 72	35th
Total EPA	+14.1	28th of 72	62nd

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Hockenson scores 4.1 standard points a game, TE27 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.4 and 6.7; 1 boom week (9+) and 6 busts (under 3).

Points a game4.1TE27 of 108

Season61.8TE29 · 15 games

Most weeks1.4–6.7his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 69+ · under 3

TE12 · 6.7147101316××1922

Hockenson scores 5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE25 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.8 and 8.3; 1 boom week (12+) and 6 busts (under 4).

Points a game5.8TE25 of 108

Season87.3TE26 · 15 games

Most weeks2.8–8.3his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 612+ · under 4

TE12 · 8.7147101316××1922

Hockenson scores 7.5 PPR points a game, TE25 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.2 and 10.4; 1 boom week (15+) and 5 busts (under 5).

Points a game7.5TE25 of 108

Season112.8TE26 · 15 games

Most weeks4.2–10.4his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 515+ · under 5

TE12 · 10.5147101316××1922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He is a straight-dropback target: 14% of his targets come off play action (league 32%). He works the middle of the field: 35% of his targets come between the numbers (league 25%). His share of the team's targets is 14%: on third down it holds at 12%; inside the 20 it holds at 14%. He rarely moves before the snap: 45% of his targets come with motion (league 56%).

Dropback targetPlay action 14% · 13th pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 35% · 85th pctlStaticMotion 45% · 20th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

30th

Screensshare of his targets

73rd

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

35%

85th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

50%

51st

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

12%

70th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

14%

67th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

45%

20th

Play actiontargets off play action

14%

13th

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	80%	4	3	15		-0.3
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	72%	3	1	12		-1.9
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	68%	6	5	49	1	+6.1
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	93%	5	4	39		+1.3
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	85%	6	6	38		+2.1
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	83%	9	6	43		-2.4
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	82%	3	2	26		+0.5
9	at DET W 27-245th D	5th vs TE	77%	3	2	11	1	+2.1
10	vs BAL L 19-2710th D	10th vs TE	91%	2	2	8		-0.3
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	80%	6	3	39		0.0
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	68%	4	4	19		-2.2
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	79%	6	6	59		+3.4
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	56%	3	2	12	1	+2.8
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	80%	5	4	66		+3.2
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	75%	1	1	2		-0.4
17	vs DET W 23-10Did not play · Out (shoulder)
18	vs GB W 16-3Did not play · Out (shoulder)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		78%	66	51	438	3	+14.1

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	20%	11%	3.3	4	-0.07	0
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	14%	8%	6.3	6	-0.63	1
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	25%	24%	7.5	18	+1.02	4
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	12%	7%	4.6	23	+0.26	1	1
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	18%	3%	1.2	31	+0.34	2
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	23%	8%	3.8	22	-0.26	1
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	10%	6%	2.3	23	+0.18	2
9	at DET W 27-245th D	5th vs TE	13%	6%	5.0	0	+0.70	1	1
10	vs BAL L 19-2710th D	10th vs TE	5%	2%	4.0	0	-0.16	0
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	19%	14%	7.3	30	0.00	2	1
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	22%	16%	4.0	3	-0.54	0
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	21%	16%	4.5	32	+0.57	3
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	13%	9%	4.3	6	+0.93	2
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	21%	23%	11.4	20	+0.65	3
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	4%	1%	1.0	1	-0.42	0
17	vs DET W 23-10Did not play · Out (shoulder)
18	vs GB W 16-3Did not play · Out (shoulder)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		16%	10%	5.0	219	+0.21	22	3

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	3	15	5.0
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	1	12	12.0
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	5	49	9.8	1
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	4	39	9.8
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	6	38	6.3
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	6	43	7.2
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	2	26	13.0
9	at DET W 27-245th D	5th vs TE	2	11	5.5	1
10	vs BAL L 19-2710th D	10th vs TE	2	8	4.0
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	3	39	13.0		1
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	4	19	4.8
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	6	59	9.8		1
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	2	12	6.0	1
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	4	66	16.5		1
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	1	2	2.0
17	vs DET W 23-10Did not play · Out (shoulder)
18	vs GB W 16-3Did not play · Out (shoulder)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		51	438	8.6	3	3

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs TE15 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 16th-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 16.1 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT CHI11vs TE

VS ATL16vs TE

VS CIN29vs TE

AT PIT17vs TE

AT CLE8vs TE

WK 6—bye

VS PHI1vs TE

AT LAC27vs TE

AT DET5vs TE

VS BAL10vs TE

VS CHI11vs TE

AT GB13vs TE

AT SEA22vs TE

VS WAS31vs TE

AT DAL26vs TE

AT NYG14vs TE

VS DET5vs TE

VS GB13vs TE

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs TE, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	4	5.0	25	+0.07
11 to 22Middle	7	4.1	26	0.00
23 to 32Bottom-10	4	4.3	38	+0.75
All games	15	4.4	29	+0.21

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.27); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season7 seasons

97Games

628Targets

433Receptions

4,440Yards

26TD

2019 to 2025 · 7 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2023, 960 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 29.2 a game puts him on pace for 496 over 17, short of it.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2019	DET	12	59	32	367	2	11.5	30.6	+0.15
2020	DET	16	101	67	723	6	10.8	45.2	+0.10
2021	DET	12	84	61	583	4	9.6	48.6	+0.07
2022	MIN	17	129	86	914	6	10.6	53.8	+0.04
2023	MIN	15	127	95	960	5	10.1	64.0	+0.25
2024	MIN	10	62	41	455	0	11.1	45.5	+0.15
2025	MIN	15	66	51	438	3	8.6	29.2	+0.21
Career	2 tm	97	628	433	4,440	26	10.3	45.8	+0.14

Career highsYards 960 · 2023TD 6 · 2020Receptions 95 · 2023

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 3 on 66 targets
Broken tackles: 2
Passer rating when targeted: 93.5
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Jordan MasonRB	175	809 · 6 TD	-10.4
Aaron JonesRB	173	747 · 3 TD	-9.9
Justin JeffersonWR	143	1055 · 2 TD	-13.9
Jordan AddisonWR	81	691 · 4 TD	+21.8
Jalen NailorWR	55	457 · 4 TD	+10.3
Zavier ScottRB	48	212 · 1 TD	-9.8
J.J. McCarthyQB	37	181 · 4 TD	+6.8
Ty ChandlerRB	21	58	-6.3

T.J. Hockenson

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

87T.J. Hockenson

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

T.J. Hockenson