TE#87
T.J. Hockenson
gsis_id 00-0035229
MIN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.74 yd
- Cushion
- 6.04 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.18
- Avg YAC
- 6.04
- Share of intended air yards
- 12.2%
- Catch rate
- 79.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 4.7%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 93.5
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 438 | 3 | 14.1 | 0.159 | 0.31 | 0 | 112.8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 519 | 1 | 16.0 | 0.176 | 0.38 | 0 | 103.9 |
| 2023 | 15 | 127 | 95 | 960 | 5 | 31.8 | 0.240 | 0.53 | 0 | 219.0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 140 | 96 | 1043 | 6 | 16.4 | 0.206 | 0.44 | 0 | 240.3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 84 | 61 | 583 | 4 | 5.5 | 0.205 | 0.47 | 0 | 145.3 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 248 lb
- College
- Iowa (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 1 · Pk 8 · DET
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · Out · Shoulder · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
84 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Brenton StrangeTE · JAX · distance 0.31
- Separation
- 3.91
- Cushion
- 6.46
- YAC over expected
- -0.23
- Share of air yards
- 8.1
- Catch rate
- 76.7
Jake FergusonTE · DAL · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.87
- YAC over expected
- 0.18
- Share of air yards
- 9.8
- Catch rate
- 80.4
Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.44
- Share of air yards
- 4.9
- Catch rate
- 76.8
Juwan JohnsonTE · NO · distance 0.79
- Separation
- 3.65
- Cushion
- 6.00
- YAC over expected
- 0.09
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 75.5
Michael MayerTE · LV · distance 0.81
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.92
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 6.7
- Catch rate
- 70.0
T.J. Hockenson baseline
- Separation
- 3.75
- Cushion
- 6.20
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 8.3
- Catch rate
- 77.3