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Vikings quietly changed T.J. Hockenson’s role (and the impact is massive)

Since coming to the Minnesota Vikings at the 2022 trade deadline, tight end T.J. Hockenson has averaged 52.2 receiving yards and 5.4 catches per game. That peaked in 2023, when he averaged 64 yards and 6.3 catches per game. A torn ACL late that season has impacted his production since.

Hockenson had 38 yards on a season-high six catches against the Cleveland Browns in Week 5. Carson Wentz, taking over under center for an injured J.J. McCarthy, had the expected impact on his target share (17 targets over the last three games), but Hockenson has yet to get to 50 yards in a game this season.