Isaiah Hodgins

Originally a 6th-round (207th pick overall) draft choice by the Buffalo Bills in 2020...Released by Buffalo on Aug. 31, 2021…Signed to Buffalo's practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021…Elevated to Buffalo's active roster on Dec. 24, 2021…Signed to Buffalo's active roster on Jan. 24, 2022…Released by Buffalo on Aug. 30, 2022…Signed to Buffalo's practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022…Elevated to Buffalo's active roster on Oct. 8, 2022…Released by Buffalo on Nov. 1, 2022…Awarded off waivers to the Giants on Nov. 2, 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 6th-round (207th pick overall) draft choice by the Buffalo Bills in 2020...Released by Buffalo on Aug. 31, 2021…Signed to Buffalo's practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021…Elevated to Buffalo's active roster on Dec. 24, 2021…Signed to Buffalo's active roster on Jan. 24, 2022…Released by Buffalo on Aug. 30, 2022…Signed to Buffalo's practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022…Elevated to Buffalo's active roster on Oct. 8, 2022…Released by Buffalo on Nov. 1, 2022…Awarded off waivers to the Giants on Nov. 2, 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 28 regular-season games with 14 starts for Buffalo and the Giants and started both Giants' postseason games in which he played...Career totals include 58 receptions for 622 yards (10.7-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns in the regular season and 9 catches for 108 yards (12.0-yard avg.) and one touchdown in the playoffs.
• In 2023, played in all 17 games with 9 starts…Caught 21 passes for 230 yards (11.0 avg.) and 3 touchdowns…His 3 receiving touchdowns were the 2^nd-most on the team behind Darius Slayton and Saquon Barkley, who both had 4…Totaled a team-high 7 touchdown receptions in 2022-23.
• Had one reception for 24 yards in the season opener vs. Dallas (9/10)…Posted season-high totals of 4 catches and 40 yards and tied the score with an 11-yard touchdown reception in the 4^th quarter at Arizona (9/17)…Scored the Giants' lone touchdown on his only catch of the game, a 12-yarder, vs. New England (11/26)…Caught 2 passes for 22 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown, vs. Green Bay (12/11).
• In 2022, played in 11 games with 6 starts for Buffalo and the Giants…Totaled 37 receptions for 392 yards and 4 touchdowns, including 33 catches for 351 yards and all his scores for the Giants…His 4 touchdown receptions tied Richie James for the team lead…Scored 4 touchdowns in his last 5 regular-season games.
• Caught 2 passes for 41 yards, with a long of 26 yards, in his Giants debut, vs. Houston (11/13)…Scored his first career touchdown on a 6-yard pass from Daniel Jones and added 4 more catches vs. Washington (12/4)…Had 4 receptions for 38 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown, vs. Philadelphia (12/11).
• Posted career-high totals of 8 catches for 89 yards and scored on a 7-yard pass at Minnesota (12/24)…Followed with 4 receptions for 42 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown, vs. Indianapolis (1/1).
• In the NFC Wild Card Game at Minnesota (1/15), led the Giants with 8 receptions for a career-high 109 yards…Hodgins was the first Giants receiver to exceed 100 yards in a postseason game since Hakeem Nicks had 109 on 10 catches in the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI victory against New England on Feb. 5, 2012…Caught one pass for 3 yards in the divisional round at Philadelphia (1/23).
• Also played in 2 games for Buffalo in 2022 and caught his first 4 career passes for 41 yards vs. Pittsburgh (10/9).
• As a rookie in 2021, played in one game for Buffalo…Made his NFL debut at New England, where he played 4 offensive snaps (12/26).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 34 games in 3 seasons at Oregon State, where he caught 176 passes for 2,322 yards (13.2-yard avg.) and 20 touchdowns (tied for the 2nd-most in school history)…Had 8 career 100-yard receiving games…As a junior in 2019, caught 86 passes for 1,171 yards (13.6-yard avg.) and 13 touchdowns to record the 2nd-most touchdown catches by a Beaver in a single season…Earned 2nd-team All-Pac 12 honors…As a sophomore, named honorable mention All-Pac as OSU's leading receiver, catching 59 passes for 876 yards (14.8-yard avg.) and 5 touchdowns…His 14 receptions against Nevada in 2018 are tied for the most in a single game by an Oregon State player, equaling Mike Hass (2004) and Brandin Cooks (2001)…As a freshman, caught 31 passes for 275 yards (8.9-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns,

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Visited MS #7 in Jersey City, N.J. to kick off the academic year by handing out school supplies to the kids…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Partnered with the American Heart Association to meet and play with students for 60 minutes and encourage them to be active and create healthy habits at Yantacaw Elementary School in Nutley, N.J.…Hosted a movie night at the AMC theatre in Wayne, N.J. for 75 children from the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson…Participated in Jingle Jam, where he helped spread holiday joy to more than 500 New Jersey foster children, spending time with them and assisting with the gift distribution…Represented Comfort Cases during the NFL's Week 13 My Cause My Cleats initiative.

PERSONAL:

• Married to Maya and has a son, Isaiah Hodgins Jr., and a daughter, Selah...Son of James and Stephanie Hodgins…Has 2 brothers and one sister…His brother, Isaac, is a defensive lineman at Oregon State…His dad was an 8-year NFL veteran, playing fullback for the Rams, Cardinals and Jets...Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.