The biggest riser from last year’s Iowa football team is undoubtedly TJ Hockenson. The relatively unheralded tight end was overlooked due to the emergence of Noah Fant as a first-round prospect prior to the season even beginning, yet, he managed to explode on the scene, making a name for himself in the process.
Funny enough, even after Hockenson declared, there wasn’t a ton of scouting information on him. After all, nobody expected the Iowa football team to have two early entrants from the tight end position and with Hockenson being just a redshirt sophomore, many thought it would be at least another year before he tried his hand at the NFL Draft.