Player file
T.J. Hockenson
TE Tight End · official depth TE1 · Iowa · #87 · PRO
6' 5" · 248 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)
age 29 · born 1997-07-03 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20
MIN · active
Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage
Inspect file assembly
lifecycle: veteran — 8 NFL regular-season line(s) 2019–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20
#15 rec yds · 1 g2026where he ranks at Receiving yards among 80 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20
Inspect season and contract figures
7 rec · 9 tgt · 65 rec yds · 1 rec TD2026 TE
nflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T05:21:04.072Z2026Signed through
APY $10,250,000 · cap hit $15,605,000
Over The Cap · 2026-09-20Season stats
- 2026 · MIN · TE · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved7 rec · 9 tgt · 65 rec yds · 1 rec TDnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T05:21:04.072Z
Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.
Contract
- Signed through2026Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- APY$10,250,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
- Cap hit$15,605,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- Free agency2027 · VoidOver The Cap · 2026-09-20
Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)
NFL by year
- 2026 · MIN · TE · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved7 rec · 9 tgt · 65 rec yds · 1 rec TD
- 2025 · MIN · TE · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 car · 0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 51 rec · 66 tgt · 438 rec yds · 3 rec TD
- 2024 · MIN · TE · 10 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved41 rec · 62 tgt · 455 rec yds · 0 rec TD
- 2023 · MIN · TE · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved95 rec · 127 tgt · 960 rec yds · 5 rec TD
- 2022 · MIN · TE · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved86 rec · 129 tgt · 914 rec yds · 6 rec TD
- 2021 · DET · TE · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved61 rec · 84 tgt · 583 rec yds · 4 rec TD
- 2020 · DET · TE · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 car · 0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 67 rec · 101 tgt · 723 rec yds · 6 rec TD
- 2019 · DET · TE · 12 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved32 rec · 59 tgt · 367 rec yds · 2 rec TD
Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.
Official games
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-15 · MIN at NYGIn the official book without an individual stat line.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-15
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-22 · BAL at MINDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-22
- Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-28 · MIN at DENDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-29
- Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · GB at MIN4/5, 36 yds, 1 TD · 0 tackles (0-0)Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-13
Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists
NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-15as of 2026-09-13College by year
- 2018 · Iowa · receiving49 rec · 750 yds · 6 TDCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
- 2017 · Iowa · receiving24 rec · 320 yds · 3 TDCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
Combine / pro day
- 2019 Combine · TE · Iowa · 6-5 · 251 lb40 4.7 · bench 17 · vert 37.5" · broad 123" · 3-cone 7.02 · shuttle 4.18drafted 2019 · round 1 · Detroit Lions
Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source
a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file
Injuries
Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Suspensions / discipline
Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Transactions
Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Awards
2× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 4 seasons started · career through 2026
nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present
Reception Perception
Not sourced yet · No Reception Perception row for this player on the Sicko tables.