Scouting report · TE · Minnesota
T.J. Hockenson
A top-24 tight end in 1QB dynasty leagues. Age alone takes 5% off in a year.
#166 overall · age 29 · 2019 round 1, pick 8 · 8th season
MINTight end · TE23
PPR points a game
Value · Dynasty 1QB
1,459
▼ 182 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#166 · TE23
Overall · position
2026 PPR / game
10.5
TE10 at the position
Age
29
8 seasons in
In a year
−5%
1,385 · about #179 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty 1QB
This season 11%Next two seasons 32%Later 56%
His projection (9.5 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level tight end yet, so his value is all upside: the chance he becomes more than that, which is real for a 29-year-old with his profile.
Splits
Regular season · week 7 of 2026
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | PPR / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 62 | 41 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 438 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
2026 week by week · PPR points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty 1QB
Real trades · 90 in the last year · 6 in dynasty one-QB leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 28 trades, 25 Superflex or 2QB and 3 one-QB, 18 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for T.J. in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty 1QB first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names. 5 of them look lopsided at today's values (an injury or a role change since often explains it); none is left out.
- Oct 9, 2026 · 16-team dynasty 1QB, half PPRT.J. Hockenson + 2027 3rd for Jaylin Noel + 2027 2ndToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 1,802 for his side, 2,116 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Sep 16, 2026 · 10-team dynasty 1QBDerrick Henry + T.J. Hockenson for Parker Washington + Bucky Irving + 2027 2ndToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 3,217 for his side, 8,363 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Aug 27, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QBT.J. Hockenson + Justin Joly for Eli StowersToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 2,600 for his side, 1,477 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Jun 1, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.3T.J. Hockenson + Tetairoa McMillan + 2026 3rd for Jaylin Noel + 2026 1st + 2027 2nd
- May 7, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QB, half PPR, TE +0.5T.J. Hockenson + Parker Washington + Bo Nix + Josiah Trotter for Jacoby Brissett + Tee Higgins + Dallas Turner + Carson BeckCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Jan 16, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QB, half PPR, TE +0.5T.J. Hockenson + 2027 4th for Jerry Jeudy + 2027 6th + 2026 6th
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of T.J.'s value in Dynasty 1QB now. Open one in the calculator to see who wins it.
Head to head
- Week 8 start/sitT.J. vs Travis Kelce
- Week 8 start/sitT.J. vs Sam LaPorta
- DynastyT.J. vs Marlin Klein
- DynastyT.J. vs Michael Mayer
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 7 of 2026). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 7 of 2026 (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 28. Where the numbers come from.