Buffalo Bills: Realistic expectations for wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins
These are realistic expectations for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins in his first season in the NFL.
The Buffalo Bills focused on the offensive side of the ball in the NFL Draft with selections like Zack Moss and Gabriel Davis. Even though they took Davis in the fourth round that didn’t stop them from taking another one later in the draft. This time they selected Isaiah Hodgins in the sixth round.
Hodgins played three years for Oregon State and every year improved from 31 receptions, 275 yards, and two touchdowns his freshman year to 86 receptions, 1,171 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns last season.
Hodgins, physically is similar to Davis, as he stands 6’3″ and 201 pounds. However, he likely projects more as a slot receiver at the next level while Davis likely will play more outside.
Realistic Expectations for Buffalo Bills rookie Isaiah Hodgins
The question now is how does Hodgins fit into this offense and what role might he play as a rookie. Considering he was a late round pick, it wouldn’t even be all that surprising if the Buffalo Bills cut him and try to sneak him onto their practice squad.
This is not to say that Hodgins isn’t good, or could even produce as a rookie, but the Bills have great depth at the position and his playing time will be limited. Now if the Buffalo Bills were to lose Cole Beasley due to injury, then Hodgins would be the player to step into the starting line up.
Assuming he does make the roster, and assuming Beasley stays healthy all year, Hodgins could see some snaps through the course of the year. A place that Brian Daboll and the coaching staff may try to use him is in the red zone. He has great size and having him line up closer to the offensive line, could give Josh Allen that big target in the middle of the field.
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Prediction: 22 receptions, 320 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns