There’s no coach on this roster that knows Hockenson and his ability better than Johnson, both from working with him as a quality control coach and being his position coach the last two years. Now it’s Johnson running the offense, and that could mean big things for Hockenson in his fourth season in the league. We already saw in the offseason training program Johnson using Hockenson in a lot of different ways. He was in-line, would stand up in the slot, and was motioned quite a bit. He even played out wide some.
“He’s a special player. How many times can we get him the ball in different places?” quarterback Jared Goff said of Hockenson Wednesday. “Obviously, Ben may have – he may never say it – but he has a slight bias to try and get those tight ends the ball. T.J. is obviously a great player and a guy we want to get the ball to, so any creative ways we can do that I’m sure (Johnson) will be able to come up with.”
Hockenson was a Pro Bowler for Detroit in his second season in 2020, catching 67 passes on 101 targets for 723 yards and six touchdowns. He was on pace to surpass those numbers last year before a thumb injury prevented him from playing in the final five games of the season. He still finished with 61 grabs for 583 yards and four scores in 12 games. His 5.1 receptions per game average was third best among tight ends and his catch percentage of 72.6 percent was sixth best at the position.
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