T.J.Hockenson

News: 16 hours agoHockenson caught two of three targets for 24 yards in Sunday's 21-13 win over the Panthers.

Spin: Hockenson's lowest output of the campaign came while quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for merely 139 yards. In fact, Justin Jefferson was the only Viking to make more than two receptions, with rookie first-rounder Jordan Addison not managing any. Clearly, there wasn't much production to go around Minnesota's passing game Sunday, explaining Hockenson's small impact.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Hockenson is entering his first full season with Minnesota after he was acquired from Detroit following Week 8 last season. The 2019 first-round pick was a solid producer with the Lions, but really hit his stride after the trade. From Week 9 on, Hockenson averaged 14.1 fantasy PPG, which trailed only Travis Kelce at the position. His 86 targets (9.6 per game, 24% team share) during the span ranked fifth in the entire league. Including the playoffs, Hockenson saw 10-plus targets in five of his 10 full games with the Vikings (he saw 10-plus in seven of 47 games in Detroit). A boost in TDs would be nice (he's yet to clear six in a season), but with only Justin Jefferson certainly ahead of him for targets in an offense that ranks sixth in TDs during the Kirk Cousins era, the 26-year-old has found his way to top-five (perhaps top-three) status at the position.