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T.J. Hockenson
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DATED ROSTER · Minnesota Vikings · TE

T.J. Hockenson

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

October 11 injury update

Hockenson was ruled out of Minnesota’s game against New Orleans with a concussion after an early first-quarter reception. Kevin Seifert reported that he went to the locker room for evaluation. His availability for a later game has not been established by this update.

T.J. Hockenson is listed at TE on the Minnesota Vikings roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).

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The details below are dated roster facts. Roster status, practice participation, and game-day availability are different; this profile does not turn one into another.

Roster observations

UPDATED Updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT

Selected report: Minnesota Vikings · Active roster · Season 2026

Dated roster observations; not a complete career or transaction history
Observation windowRecord dateTeamRoster statusEffective dateRecord
Season 2026 · Week 5Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Updated		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 4Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Updated		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Updated		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Updated		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Updated		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Dated observationSep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
Observed		Minnesota VikingsActive rosterNot suppliedDated roster

Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.

Season statistics

League ranks12th in receptions (22) · 48th in receiving TD (1) · 49th in receiving yards (195)

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 1:15 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.

Receiving

T.J. Hockenson · Receiving · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Receiving yardsReceptionsTargetsYards per receptionReceiving touchdownsLongest reception
19522268.9122

These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics

Game log

Most recent recorded game2026 Week 5 @ NO (W 23–13) 1 rec, 7 rec yds

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 3:53 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 5 supplied game records

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Receiving
T.J. Hockenson · Receiving by game
WeekMatchupRec YdsRecTgtsYds/RecTDLong
5MIN at NO W 23–13 7117.007
4MIA at MIN W 15–10 11913139.2022
3MIN at TB W 23–16 11245.506
2MIN at CHI W 9–3 29349.7019
1GB at MIN W 39–22 36459.0116

Statistics by season

UPDATED Updated Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 am EDT

Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.

Receiving by season
SeasonTeamGPRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2019DET12325936711.52391900
2020DET166710172310.86514000
2021DET1261845839.64333200
2022DET7264339515.23811700
2022MIN1060865198.63212711
2022All teams178612991410.66814411
2023MIN159512796010.15294811
2024MIN10416245511.10343000
2025MIN1551664388.63292200
2026MIN422261958.91221200
Recorded total2 known teams101455654463510.2278124722
Rushing by season
SeasonTeamGPCARYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2020DET16100.000011
2025MIN15100.000000
Recorded total2 known teams31200.000011
Passing by season
SeasonTeamGPCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTLNGSACKRTGQBR
2019DET1200—0—0000——
2020DET1600—0—0000——
2021DET1200—0—0000——
2022DET700—0—0000——
2022MIN1000—0—0000——
2022All teams1700—0—0000——
2023MIN1500—0—0000——
2024MIN1000—0—0000——
2025MIN1500—0—0000—0.1
2026MIN400—0—0000——
Recorded total2 known teams10100—0—0000——
Defense by season
SeasonTeamGPTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
2020DET16110000000—000000
2021DET12220000000—000000
2023MIN15110000000—000000
2025MIN15110000000—000000
2026MIN4110000000—000000
Recorded total2 known teams62660000000—000000

2026 splits

2026 splits
SplitRecRec YdsRec TD
Home171551
Away5400
1st half8710
2nd half141241
4th quarter8790
Close games, 4th quarter8790
Wins/ties221951

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.

Draft record

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

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Games, player statistics and availability

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Availability reports

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:09 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-11

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 11, 2026, 1:42 pm EDT

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