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T.J. Hockenson Injury Update

TE · Minnesota Vikings · Status, injury history and fantasy outlook

Updated Nov 9, 2026, 4:47 PM ET · synced from the live injury report

Current status

HEALTHY

No current injury designation

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Is T.J. Hockenson playing this week?

No injury designation

This status updates automatically when his official injury designation changes. No designation means he is expected to play. Inactives are announced 90 minutes before kickoff, so check the live injury report before your lineup locks.

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Hockenson left Minnesota’s Oct. 11 win at New Orleans after being gang-tackled at the end of a 7-yard catch, with his head hitting the turf, and was ruled out with a concussion, per the AP and RotoBaller. He is in the concussion protocol; the Vikings used their Week 6 bye for extra recovery time and now host Indianapolis in Week 7. He is more than two years removed from the torn ACL and MCL he suffered on Dec. 24, 2023.

Through the first two games of 2026 he caught seven passes for 65 yards and a touchdown: 4-36-1 against Green Bay in Week 1 and 3-29 in the Week 2 win at Chicago, where he finished second on the team in receiving, per Fantasy Football Calculator.

Fantasy Action: As of Friday, Oct. 23, Hockenson had cleared the concussion protocol entirely; trust him as a low-end TE1 against Indianapolis.

Injury timeline — 2026

Oct 11	Left the win at New Orleans to be evaluated for a concussion after hitting his head on the turf; ruled out for the rest of the game (AP, RotoBaller).
Oct 21	Full practice participant Wednesday, a strong signal he’s nearing concussion-protocol clearance, per the Vikings’ injury report.