Winners, losers from first week of Bills training camp

Naming winners and losers from the first week of Buffalo Bills 2020 training camp.

Bills wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins. (James P. McCoy/Pool Photo via AP)

WR Isaiah Hodgins

Like Williams, rookie wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins has saw his skills put on display by the team as well this week as the team posted a video of his catch on social media. Cornerback Levi Wallace was all over Hodgins, but the receiver came up with the contested grab with the team’s incumbent No. 2 cornerback on him.

Fourth-round rookie Gabriel Davis also showed off during camp making a nice catch against Tre’Davious White and scoring with his speed, but as a sixth rounder, Hodgins is much less of a roster lock and seeing such plays from him certainly turned some heads. His overall size at 6-foot-4 also garnered plenty of attention.

WR Stefon Diggs

The first day of training camp was certainly the Stefon Diggs show. Everyone was watching him, and he delivered throughout the week. On one occasion, he did bring in a very contested catch during live drills and what really stood out was just how quick Diggs is with his movements. You can just tell he’s on another level.

Also worth saying, remember how he was a “bad teammate,” or so some said? When Josh Norman intercepted Josh Allen this week, Diggs, even in practice, went in for the tackle. Sounds like an effort guy to me.

K Tyler Bass

Rookie draft pick Tyler Bass still needs to show some more consistency at training camp if he wants to lock up the team’s kicking job, but he cemented one thing this week over Stephen Hauschka: Bass has the stronger leg. Multiple outlets this week, including WGR-550 radio, made note that Hauschka missed consecutive kicks from 50-plus yards, and they were short. On the other hand, Bass drilled almost everything from that distance. That’s why Bass was brought in and that’s why he has the… leg up.