Isaiah Hodgins

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Isaiah Hodgins
No. 16 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-21) October 21, 1998 (age 23)
San Jose, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Berean Christian
(Walnut Creek, California)
College:Oregon State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 207
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Isaiah Hodgins (born October 21, 1998) is an American football wide receiver on the practice squad for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State and was drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

Hodgins attended Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek, California. A 4-star recruit, he committed to Oregon State University (OSU) to play college football over offers from Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington State, among others. [1] [2]

College career[]

Hodgins entered his true freshman year at Oregon State in 2017 as a starter.[3][4] Overall he started six of 11 games, catching 31 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2018, he started nine of 11 games, recording 59 receptions for 876 yards and five touchdowns. He returned as a starter his junior year in 2019.[5][6] Following a junior season where he caught 86 passes for 1,171 yards and 13 touchdowns, Hodgins announced that he would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft.[7]

College statistics[]

Legend
Bold Career High
Isaiah Hodgins
Year Team Games Receiving
GP Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2017 Oregon State 11 31 275 8.9 21 2
2018 Oregon State 11 59 876 14.8 51 5
2019 Oregon State 12 86 1171 13.6 42 13
Career 34 176 2322 13.2 51 20
Stats from Oregon State Beavers Website

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		210 lb
(95 kg) 		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.61 s 1.58 s 2.66 s 4.12 s 7.01 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 9 reps
All values from NFL Combine[8]

The Buffalo Bills selected Hodgins in the sixth round, 207th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft. On May 7, 2020, Hodgins signed a four-year, $3.45 million contract, including a $158,888 signing bonus, with the Bills.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on September 6, 2020.[10] He was designated to return from injured reserve on November 24, and began practicing with the team again,[11] but underwent shoulder surgery on December 8 and missed the remainder of the season.[12]

On August 31, 2021, Hodgins was waived from the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]

Personal life[]

Hodgins' parents are Stephanie and James Hodgins. His father was a fullback in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams. His brother, Isaac, plays college football at Oregon State at the defensive line position.[15] Hodgins and his wife, Maya, had a baby boy September of 2020.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Isaiah Hodgins, 4-star WR, commits to Oregon State Beavers over Ducks, Cornhuskers". oregonlive. November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Isaiah Hodgins Recruit Interests".
  3. ^ "Oakley's Isaiah Hodgins to start in Oregon State opener". SFChronicle.com. August 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Freshman WR Isaiah Hodgins to make debut for Oregon State". USA TODAY.
  5. ^ "Beavs' Hodgins shows he is one of the nation's elite receivers". NBC Sports Northwest. August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Utah secondary gears up for Oregon State's star receiver, after locking down Washington State's offense". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. ^ Daschel, Nick (December 3, 2019). "Oregon State junior receiver Isaiah Hodgins declares for the 2020 NFL draft". Oregoinlive.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Isaiah Hodgins Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Overthecap.com. "Isaiah Hodgins Contract Details". Over the Cap. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. ^ Brown, Chris (September 6, 2020). "Bills sign Dean Marlowe and Andre Roberts back to roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  11. ^ Wojton, Nick (November 24, 2020). "Isaiah Hodgins designated to return from injured reserve by Bills". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Carucci, Vic (December 9, 2020). "Shoulder surgery sidelines Bills wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins for season". BuffaloNews.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Isaac Hodgins - Football". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  16. ^ Eggers, Kerry. "Hodgins brothers OSU's new dynamic duo". Pamplin Media Group.

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