T.J. Hockenson NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

T.J. Hockenson packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any tight end in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 83 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

T.J. Hockenson

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T.J. Hockenson

2× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time TEsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +25% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2023Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight248 lb

BornJul 3, 1997

Age29

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 1, Pick 8 · DET

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

2x

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 193 · #405 · Elite

Worth 193 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

7

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+27.6

Avg surplus

peak +42

7 seasons × ~27.6 surplus ≈ VORP 193

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	—	DET	12	—	59	32	367	2	54.2%	11.5	6.2	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	525	63.2%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2020	—	DET	16	—	101	67	723	6	66.3%	10.8	7.2	—	40	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	766	73.4%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2020	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	DET	12	—	84	61	583	4	72.6%	9.6	6.9	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	658	83.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2021	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	MIN	17	—	129	86	914	6	66.7%	10.6	7.1	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	987	84.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	—	MIN	15	—	127	95	960	5	74.8%	10.1	7.6	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	790	79.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	MIN	10	—	62	41	455	0	66.1%	11.1	7.3	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	423	61.5%	—	0.0%	3	4.0%
2025	—	MIN	15	—	66	51	438	3	77.3%	8.6	6.6	—	22	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	691	77.9%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
Career		—	101	—	628	433	4,440	26	68.9%	10.3	7.1	—	235	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4,840	74.8%	—	0.0%	7	3.6%

Career EPA62.5·-5 rushing · 67 receiving·10.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2020	23	DET	16	12*	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	16.5
2025	28	MIN	15	12*	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	10.7
Career			31	24*	2	0	0	0.0	—	0	—	1	93.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2019	22	DET	12	8*	59	32	367	2	54.2%	11.5	6.2	—	19
2020	23	DET	16	12*	101	67	723	6	66.3%	10.8	7.2	—	40
2021	24	DET	12	10*	84	61	583	4	72.6%	9.6	6.9	—	32
2022	25	MIN	17	14*	129	86	914	6	66.7%	10.6	7.1	—	44
2023	26	MIN	15	12*	127	95	960	5	74.8%	10.1	7.6	—	48
2024	27	MIN	10	6*	62	41	455	0	66.1%	11.1	7.3	—	30
2025	28	MIN	15	12*	66	51	438	3	77.3%	8.6	6.6	—	22
Career			97	74*	628	433	4,440	26	68.9%	10.3	7.1	—	235

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2020	23	CHI	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2021	24	MIN	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2023	26	CHI	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	28	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5	5*	5	5	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	22	DET	12	8*	525	63.2%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2020	23	DET	16	12*	766	73.4%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2021	24	DET	12	10*	658	83.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	25	MIN	17	14*	987	84.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2023	26	MIN	15	12*	790	79.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2024	27	MIN	10	6*	423	61.5%	—	0.0%	3	4.0%
2025	28	MIN	15	12*	691	77.9%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
Career			97	74*	4,840	—	—	—	7	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2019	22	—	—	8*	—	—	8.6	0	455
2020	23	—	—	12*	—	-5.0	8.8	0	710
2021	24	—	—	10*	—	—	5.4	0	616
2022	25	—	—	14*	—	—	3.4	0	981
2023	26	—	—	12*	—	—	31.8	0	976
2024	27	—	—	6*	—	—	9.5	0	520
Career				62*	—	—	—	0	4,258

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2020	23	DET	16	12*	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
2025	28	MIN	15	12*	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
Career			31	24*	0	—	0	—	0	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2019	22	DET	12	8*	7.5	5.2	6.3	4	2	0.0	19	84.5
2020	23	DET	16	12*	7.0	5.9	4.9	4	7	0.1	40	90.5
2021	24	DET	12	10*	7.4	6.3	3.3	4	1	0.0	32	92.5
2022	25	2TM	17	14*	7.5	5.9	4.7	7	7	0.1	44	89.7
2023	26	MIN	15	12*	7.7	6.6	3.5	4	4	0.0	48	105.8
2024	27	MIN	10	6*	8.4	7.6	3.5	1	2	0.0	30	74.3
2025	28	MIN	15	12*	5.2	4.3	4.3	2	3	0.0	22	109.3
Career			97	74*	—	—	—	26	26	—	235	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 78 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

74

Sustained

career value

×.6

83

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 57

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2019bestavg 74elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

31

Depth

of 100

Reached 28% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

28% of the all-time Receptions leader28

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

10.41 EPA/season over 6 seasons53

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

74

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:0.917 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.917Touch rate0.13EPA/snap0.013Snap share74.8%Off snaps4,840ConsistentCV 0.20

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2019 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 44thClass Pos 55thClass All 44th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 84thClass Pos 86thClass All 81th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 78thClass Pos 84thClass All 79th

17 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 27thClass Pos 32thClass All 31th

7.02s

3-Cone

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 67thClass Pos 91thClass All 73th

4.18s

Shuttle

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 77thClass Pos 91thClass All 76th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.3 regular season → 12.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+25%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt16Rec15Yds193TD1Ctch%93.8%Y/R12.9Y/Tgt12.11D9

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA17.5Rec AirYd106

College Stats

IowaImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2017	IOWA	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
2018	IOWA	1	4	1	4.0	100.0	—	—	—
Career		1	4	1	4.0	100.0	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2017	IOWA	—	24	320	3	—	13.3	—	—	—
2018	IOWA	—	46	717	6	—	15.6	—	—	—
Career		0	70	1,037	9	—	14.8	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #8

#1Jalen ThompsonDB #1Kyler MurrayQB #2Nick BosaDE #3Quinnen WilliamsDT #4Clelin FerrellDE #5Devin WhiteLB #6Daniel JonesQB #7Josh Hines-AllenDE #9Ed OliverDT #10Devin BushLB #11Jonah WilliamsDE #12Rashan GaryLB #13Christian WilkinsDT #14Chris LindstromG #15Dwayne HaskinsQB #16Brian BurnsLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

T.J. inherited the Minnesota Vikings TE room from Irv Smith (2019–2022), and handed it to Josh Oliver (2023–2025).

Steve Jordan 1982–1994Mike Mularkey 1983–1988Andrew Jordan 1994–2001Greg DeLong 1995–1998Hunter Goodwin 1996–2003Andrew Glover

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2022team change
Joined MIN (from DET)
2019draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 8

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 248 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	MIN	1	W5Out· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· Knee
2023	MIN	0	W10Questionable· Ribs
2022	DET	0	W3Questionable· Hip
2021	DET	0	W5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW14Doubtful· Hand
2020	DET	0	W10Questionable· Toe
2019	DET	0	W6Questionable· ConcussionW13Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

78

peak 83

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2019

B+2020

B+2021

A2022

A2023

B2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

83%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2019	367	30.6	570+203	33.5
2020	723	45.2	850+127	50
2021	583	48.6	905+322	53.2
2022	914	53.8	973+59	57.2
2023	960	64	1,136+176	66.8
2024	455	45.5	802+347	47.2
2025	438	29.2	496+58	29.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

193 career value over replacement — #405 all-time of 4,642. 27.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

Comet58% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · DET · 2019 · +17.6 vs expected KV-H

78actual

60.4 expected · Δ+17.6

💔+32.8 stolen VORP·1.19 szns lost

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