T.J. Hockenson

CAREER NOTES

• Set an NFL record for the most receiving yards (131) by a TE in their first career game in Week 1 at Arizona (9/8/19). His 131 receiving yards were the fourth most by a TE in Lions history and the most by a TE since 1974.
• Ranked second among NFL TEs by producing four games with eight-or-more receptions in 2021, establishing a new team record at the position.
• Had at least 60 receptions in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, tying for the most 60-reception seasons by a TE in Lions team history.
• Hauled in 95 catches during the 2023 season, the 18th most in a single season in NFL history among TEs, despite missing the final two games of the regular season.
• Passed Kyle Rudolph (83 catches, 2016) for the most receptions by a TE in a single season in Vikings history in 2023, finishing with 95.
• Became the first TE in NFL history to have 10+ receptions, 125+ receiving yards and a touchdown catch all in a single half of a game (2023 Week 10 against New Orleans).
• Since 2019, Hockenson has recorded 50 receptions in five seasons, tied for third among TEs league-wide. He trails only Travis Kelce (seven) and Dalton Schultz (six).
• His three seasons with 50 receptions as a Viking rank third among Vikings TEs, trailing only Steve Jordan (five) and Kyle Rudolph (four).

CAREER NOTES

• Set an NFL record for the most receiving yards (131) by a TE in their first career game in Week 1 at Arizona (9/8/19). His 131 receiving yards were the fourth most by a TE in Lions history and the most by a TE since 1974.
• Ranked second among NFL TEs by producing four games with eight-or-more receptions in 2021, establishing a new team record at the position.
• Had at least 60 receptions in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, tying for the most 60-reception seasons by a TE in Lions team history.
• Hauled in 95 catches during the 2023 season, the 18th most in a single season in NFL history among TEs, despite missing the final two games of the regular season.
• Passed Kyle Rudolph (83 catches, 2016) for the most receptions by a TE in a single season in Vikings history in 2023, finishing with 95.
• Became the first TE in NFL history to have 10+ receptions, 125+ receiving yards and a touchdown catch all in a single half of a game (2023 Week 10 against New Orleans).
• Since 2019, Hockenson has recorded 50 receptions in five seasons, tied for third among TEs league-wide. He trails only Travis Kelce (seven) and Dalton Schultz (six).
• His three seasons with 50 receptions as a Viking rank third among Vikings TEs, trailing only Steve Jordan (five) and Kyle Rudolph (four).

HONORS

• Pro Bowl (2x - 2020, 2022)

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started in all 15 games he appeared in, posting 51 receptions for 438 yards and three touchdowns.
• Was inactive due to injury in Weeks 17-18.
• In Week 15 at Dallas (12/14) on Sunday Night Football, recorded a season-high 66 receiving yards on a team-best four receptions.
• Logged two receptions for 12 yards and a touchdown in Week 14 vs. Washington (12/7). It marked his third touchdown of the season and the 26th of his career.
• Posted 59 receiving yards on a team-leading six catches in Week 13 at Seattle (11/30).
• Hauled in his second touchdown of the season in Week 9 at Detroit (11/2). It marked his 25th career touchdown and 10th as a Viking, passing Andrew Glover and Irv Smith Jr. for eighth in Vikings history for the most touchdown receptions by a Vikings TE.
• In Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/21), recorded 49 yards and one touchdown on five receptions. It was his first receiving touchdown since Week 12 of the 2023 season against Chicago and the 24th of his career.
• Caught three passes for 15 yards in the season opener in Week 1 at Chicago (9/8) on Monday Night Football.

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Missed the first seven games of the season due to his injury sustained at the end of the 2023 season but appeared in each of the Vikings final 10 regular season contests, making nine starts, and recorded 41 receptions for 455 yards.
• Appeared in his second career postseason game when the Vikings faced the L.A. Rams in Arizona (1/13) during the Wild Card Round and led the team with 64 receiving yards on five receptions.
• Recorded five catches for 68 yards in Week 17 vs. Green Bay (12/29).
• Had five receptions for 52 receiving yards in Week 15 vs. Chicago (12/16) on Monday Night Football.
• Notched 45 receiving yards on three receptions in Week 14 vs. Atlanta (12/8).
• Recorded his fifth career 100-yard receiving game and first of the season with 114 receiving yards on seven receptions in Week 12 at Chicago (11/24). It marked his most receiving yards in 10 career games played against the Bears.
• Led the team with eight catches for 72 yards in Week 10 at Jacksonville (11/10).
• Made his season debut in Week 9 vs. Indianapolis on Sunday Night Football (11/3), returning to game action for the first time since Week 16 of the 2023 season. He recorded 27 yards on three receptions.

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Played in 15 games for the Vikings in 2023, starting 11, missing the final two games of the season after being place on Reserve/Injured.
• On the season, recorded 95 receptions for 960 yards and five touchdowns. Despite missing the final two games of the regular season, finished second among TEs in receptions (95) and receptions of at least 20 yards (13), tied for second in receiving first downs (48) and fourth in receiving yards (960).
• His 95 catches are tied for the 18th most in a single season in NFL history among TEs.
• Notched 58 yards on four catches, before exiting the game with an injury, against Detroit in Week 16 (12/24). It was his 11th-consectuive game with at least 50-receiving yards.
• At Cincinnati in Week 15 (12/16), had six receptions for 63 yards, marking his 10th-straight games with at least 50 receiving yards.
• In Week 14, passed Kyle Rudolph (83 catches, 2016) for the most receptions by a TE in a single season in franchise history.
• Posted team highs in both receptions (five) and receiving yards (53) at Las Vegas in Week 14 (12/10).
• Hauled in five passes for a team-best 50 receiving yards in Week 12 against Chicago (11/27).
• Led the team with 55 receiving yards on four catches at Denver in Week 11 (11/19).
• In Week 10 against New Orleans (11/12), recorded 134 receiving yards on 11 catches. In the first half alone, Hockenson hauled in 10 receptions for 128 receiving yards. His 128 receiving yards marked the second most he has totaled in a single half in his career.
• Became the first TE in NFL history to have 10+ receptions, 125+ receiving yards and a touchdown catch all in a single half of a game.
• Recorded a 29-yard reception at Atlanta (11/5), his longest since joining the Vikings.
• Caught his third touchdown pass of the season at Green Bay in Week 8 (10/29). He finished with six receptions for a season-high 88 yards.
• His 47 receptions were the most through the first seven games of a season among all tight ends in Vikings history.
• Caught 11 passes for 86 yards vs. San Francisco (10/23), the second most receptions in a game in his career.

2022 | DETROIT LIONS/MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started his first playoff game and tallied 10 catches for 129 yards, setting the team record for most receptions by a tight end in a single postseason game. His 129 receiving yards the second-most by a tight end in a playoff game in franchise history (1/15/23).
• Recorded seven receptions for 59 yards in Week 17. Since joining the Vikings prior to Week 9, his 59 receptions are the eighth-most by a tight end in franchise history (1/1/23).
• Caught 13 passes for 109 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, marking his second career multi-touchdown game. Now three games with at least 100 yards receiving. His 13 receptions set a new single-game franchise record for most catches by a TE and it is also the most catches in a game by a TE this season (12/24).
• Converted on a 2-point conversation for the second time in his career and first as a Viking to tie the game and force OT against the Colts (12/17).
• Caught his first touchdown pass as a Viking, also the 16th of his career. His 26 catches since joining the club are the most by a Vikings tight end through their first four games with a club in NFL history (11/24).
• Notched a team record for most pass receptions by a TE in first season after three games played with 21.
• Set a franchise record for most receptions (16) by a tight end after his first two games played (11/13).
• Made his Vikings debut at Washington and caught nine passes for 70 yards, including a 19-yard reception, the longest by a Vikings tight end this season. His 70 receiving yards are also the most in a single game by a Vikings tight end this season (11/6).
• Became the second tight end in Detroit history to produce 80-or-more receiving yards in consecutive home games (10/23/22-10/30/22) and the first to do so since TE David Hill in 1981.
• Tallied 26 receptions for 395 yards (15.2 avg.) through the first seven games of 2022. His 395 receiving yards is the most by a tight end in Lions history through the first seven games of a season.
• Produced his seventh-career game with 80-or-more receiving yards, trailing only TE Charlie Sanders (eight) for the most by a tight end in Lions team history (10/30).
• Produced his second reception of 50-or-more yards on the season and the third 50-yard grab of his career in Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins (10/30).
• Set a Lions' franchise record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end (179) against the Seahawks (10/2).
• Became the first tight end in NFL history to record a game of at least 175 receiving yards, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion (10/2). He is only the third player in NFL history to produce a game with such a statline (Roddy White, 2010; Isaac Bruce, 1995).
• Tallied his first multi-touchdown game in Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks. Hockenson produced his 15th-career touchdown reception, tying Charlie Sanders for the most touchdown receptions a Lions tight end has had through four-career seasons (10/2).
• Produced his first touchdown of the season and 13th of his career. His 13 receiving touchdowns are the fourth-most a Lions tight end has produced through his first four NFL seasons (9/25).

2021 | DETROIT LIONS

• Finished his third NFL season in 2021. Among all-time Lions tight ends through three-career seasons, he has the most touchdowns (12), second-most receptions (160) and third-most receiving yards (1,673).
• Became the first tight end in NFL history to produce at least 50 receiving yards and a touchdown in the first three Week 1 games of a player's career.
• Ranked second among NFL tight ends by producing four games with eight-or-more receptions in 2021, establishing a new team record at the position.

2020 | DETROIT LIONS

• Became the first Lions tight end to make a Pro Bowl since 1999.
• Among all NFL tight ends in 2020, he ranked third in receiving yards (723), receptions of 10+ yards (33) and receiving first downs (40) while ranking fourth with 67 receptions.
• Set a Lions single-season tight end record by producing eight games with at least 50 receiving yards.
• His 723 receiving yards in 2020 were the second-most single-season yards by a tight end in franchise history while his 67 receptions ranked third.

2019 | DETROIT LIONS

• Played in 12 games (seven starts) in 2019 and recorded the second-most receptions (32) and receiving yards (367) by a Lions TE in their rookie season.
• Became the first tight end in franchise history to record at least one reception in each of their first 10 career games.
• Set an NFL record for the most receiving yards (131) by a tight end in their first career game in Week 1 at Arizona (9/8/19). His 131 receiving yards were the fourth-most by a tight end in Lions history and the most by a tight end since 1974.

COLLEGE - IOWA

• Ranks 38th in career receiving yards with 1,080 yards on 73 receptions, while scoring nine receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.
• Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (58.5), eighth in receiving yards (760) and 11th in yards per catch (15.5).
• Recipient of 2018 John Mackey Award as top tight end in the nation.
• Led team in receiving yards (49-760) and was second in receptions and touchdowns (6) in 2018.
• Academic All-Big Ten (2017) and honorable mention Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team by BTN.com (2017).
• Redshirted in 2016.

PREP - CHARITON (IOWA)

• Four-year football letterman as tight end and defensive back, helping team reach state playoffs as a senior.
• Holds school records for receiving yards in a game, season, and career. Also holds records for touchdown receptions in a season and career.
• Named elite all-state first team as a senior.
• First-team all-state as a sophomore and junior.
• First- team all-district as sophomore, junior, and senior after earning honorable mention all-district as a freshman.

OFF THE FIELD

• Open major at Iowa.
• Son of Teri and Tod Hockenson.
• High school coach was Curt Smyser.
• Married his wife, Mikala, in June of 2024.
• Has a son who was born in March of 2026.