T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
Detroit Lions’ T.J. Hockenson is bound for an improvement in his second year.
Fans of the Detroit Lions thought they were bound for a great season from rookie tight end T.J. Hockenson after Week 1, when the former Iowa Hawkeye led the Lions with 131 yards receiving on six catches and a touchdown in that depressing tie with the Arizona Cardinals.
Following that spectacular performance, Hockenson didn’t even sniff 100-yard games the rest of the season, as he only had one game with 50+ yards receiving (the Week 9 loss to Oakland) the rest of the season before being shut down with a severe ankle injury after Week 12.