Round 4, Pick 138 – Oregon State WR Isaiah Hodgins
This is another under-the-radar prospect who should surprise some people once he steps onto an NFL field. Hodgins was ultra-productive for a program that has been struggling for the past five seasons. After playing for the Beavers in 2017, 2018, and 2019, he has landed toward the top in pretty much every career receiving category they have.
At 6-feet-4 and 210 pounds, he adds a different element to the Chiefs receiving corps that is full of speedsters. Losing Sammy Watkins and Demarcus Robinson would create the opportunity for Mecole Hardman to become the true No. 2 wide receiver behind Tyreek Hill.
While Watkins and Robinson provided big games for the Chiefs at times, they lacked consistency. Hodgins was the epitome of consistency in 2019 while he tied for second in the Pac 12 with 86 receptions and led the conference with 13 touchdown catches. Hodgins’ best attribute has to be his ball skills. He makes every catch look smooth and easy. He looks so natural going up and making a play on a ball in the air that one forgets just how difficult it is to do what he does.
With Hill and Hardman blowing the top off of secondaries, adding Hodgins to provide an additional goal-line weapon would be fun to see.