1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,280 Speaker 1: Hey, we got on the line with us right now. 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's sixth round draft pick out of Arden State, 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Isaiah Hudsons joining us now, Isaiah, John Murphy, Steve Task, 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: you're here with the Bills. Welcome to the show. Glad 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: to have you on today. Hey guys, thanks for having me. 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: Are you in uh Corvellis or are you in where 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: you grew up in Saint Josea? I guess right where 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: do you hang out these days? Yeah, I'm in the 9 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: East Bay in California right now. Okay, tell us about 10 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: last Saturday getting drafted six round by the Bills. What 11 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: went through your mind when you got picked by Buffalo. 12 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: I was excited, man. I've talked a lot to Buffalo 13 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: before the Combine, at the Combine and then post Combine 14 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: as well, so I had a good fun about them. Man. 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: You know when they called um, you know, I was excited. 16 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: I know that they already have one player there from 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Morgan State, Jordan Ployer, who I knew well. So I 18 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: was excited to get up there and work with some people. 19 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 1: What contact have you had with the Bills so far? 20 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: I know the virtual stuff might have started already, might 21 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: have jumped in on that tell us a little bit 22 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: about what the contact you've had since the draft. Yeah, 23 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: just a lot of virtual meetings, you know, zoom cause 24 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: and trying to get the playbook down and everything. Talk 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: to a lot of guys who you know, all the rookies, 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: so you know, gave Davis and Jake from and everybody, 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: and talk to some of the vets too, have been 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: reaching now, so it gives me a rough family atmosphere 29 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: and that's what I love about it so far. So 30 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: you know, I have a real good shield for the 31 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: team already. Gave Davis came in the fourth round. You 32 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: came two rounds later. But you two are going to 33 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: be linked a lot, I would think, especially early on 34 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: in your NFL career. Just both wide receivers coming in 35 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,279 Speaker 1: the same draft of the same team, right, You're probably 36 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: gonna probably better get used to being thrown in the 37 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: same sentence, I would think, huh yeah, Yeah, definitely. He's 38 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: a cool dude for Sharion. You know, I'm definitely bonding 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: with him very well so far, and he's smart again, 40 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: definitely a good athlete, so you know, it's gonna be 41 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: fun working with him. What does scouts and coaches talk 42 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: about when they talk about you, Isaiah, do they you know, 43 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: they your size, your hands, your route running. What are 44 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: your strengths that they say, Wow, this guy's really good 45 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: at at this? What do they say? Yeah, I would 46 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: definitely say my hands. And multiple coaches and players have 47 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: told me that, you know, just being a sure handed 48 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: player who comes down to everything and catching those contested 49 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: balls and there's some balls and everything, and then just 50 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: being a technician route runner. And you know, I try 51 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: to pop myself on that, especially for being a big guy. 52 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 1: And you know, I think it's really important to be 53 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: able to run routes and separate and be able to 54 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, get off the ball and get off the 55 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: press though. And you know, that's just something I'm always 56 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: consistently working on. I've on the line with Bill sixth 57 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: round pick Isaiah Hodgens. Isaiah, you said you knew Jordan 58 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: Potter before you were drafted, right, and you have talked 59 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: with him since the Bills peck you what What did 60 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: he have to say? Yeah, he just face time me 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: and text me a little bit, just welcome me to 62 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: the team. And you know, if I had any questions 63 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: or any concerns or anything that you know he's got 64 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: me and you know, I ask him anything, so he's 65 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: kind of played that's just like that veterman role for 66 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: me to kind of help me out and welcome me 67 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: into the team. So he's been he's been a good help. Yeah, 68 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask you one of the things you 69 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: came out into year twenty twenty. It seems like there's 70 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:05,119 Speaker 1: sixty zillion wide receivers in this draft, Isaiah. It's still 71 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: got to feel good though, to be picked with a 72 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: bunch of guys. It was a strong class. You're a 73 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: part of it, but still it had to get a 74 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: little frustrating when you saw other guys picked and you 75 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: had to kind of wait your turn to be drafted. 76 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: What was going through your mind when you saw those 77 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: guys getting picked up and you knew there was a 78 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: ton of guys in your class. Yeah, you know, it's 79 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: definitely a little frustrating when you're sitting there and just 80 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: seeing the other guys took before you and your name 81 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: not getting called on every team. But you know, I 82 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: knew that guy had a plan, and I stayed s 83 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: faithful and do and then you go to the perfect 84 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: team that he wanted me to go to, so you know, 85 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: I just haven't tried to sit there and stay level headed. 86 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: And I got that phone calling on Plus to happen. 87 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: You know, there's some people who never get a phone 88 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: call and we get drafted at all. So God is round. 89 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: I know. It was just an opportunity in the door. 90 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: And whether your first round and six round, you still 91 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: have to go make the team and you have to 92 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: go compete and producer and the season. So I for 93 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: I plan on doing. I'm on the line with Isaiah 94 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: hot Gens, a Bill six round draft pick. Isaiah, You've 95 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: been around the NFL for a while. Your father won 96 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl with the rams of blocking back for 97 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: Marshall Falk. What kind of influences your father had on 98 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: you and what do you recall about your dad's NFL career. 99 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: He has a huge influence, and he's definitely helped me 100 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: out out helped me out a lot during this process, 101 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: and you know, just kind of preparing me of what 102 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: the NFL is like, what to expect, you know, how 103 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: you know it's a business and how things are done. 104 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: So he's definitely helped me just with the ins and 105 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: out of the games and just kind of preparing me 106 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: my whole life at this moment. One of your college teammates, 107 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: Jake Jake Lutton, your quarterback at Oregon State, he's now 108 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: with the Jaguars. Have you had a chance to reach 109 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: out and talk with Jake about his experience with the Jaguars. Yeah, 110 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: actually I have. He's super excited to go over there too, 111 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm super excited for him, and I 112 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: knew he would get picked up similar He's a smart dude, 113 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: real talented, so I know he's going to tear it 114 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: up over there. I know. One of the reasons why 115 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the Bills liked you and probably why they drafted you 116 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: was your red zone production twenty touchdowns in your career 117 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: for Oregon State. Can you talk about that, how a 118 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: guy your size is especially value when you get down 119 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: near the goal line like that. Yeah. I'm just trying 120 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: to use my tops to my advantage, as you said, 121 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: and you know, I can use out and fade balls 122 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: and you know, just going to attack the ball kind 123 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: of putting it up and trying to me get opportunity 124 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: or you know, sometimes guys automatically being saved and that's 125 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: when I try to use my technique and rout running 126 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: to you know, break to a post or slant or 127 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: something like that, and you know, try to give them 128 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: a little shape at the top and just being having 129 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: a lot of illusions in my game and a lot 130 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: of headstake, shorter movements, and you know, just trying to 131 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: make the most out of you know, my body and 132 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: my size and take advantage of it. What are some 133 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: of the things they've got you doing virtually for the bills? 134 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: I know, it's just a lot of you know, a 135 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: lot of sitting and looking at a computer strength and 136 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: having meetings and that kind of thing. What else are 137 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: they they kind of try to get a handle on 138 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: for you rookies about what you can do, what you 139 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: can't do, your workouts and learning the offense or defense respectively, 140 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: what what kind of what kind of what's it looked 141 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: like on these virtual football days? Yeah, Um, I mean, 142 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: as you said, you pretty much got it down. It's 143 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: a lot of just looking at the you know, iPad 144 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: or computer or whatever you're on and just trying to 145 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: get this playbook down. And you know they can't really 146 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: tell you, you you know, what to do too much or 147 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: anything like that, so um, you know, it could get 148 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: a little bit hard sometimes, but you know you kind 149 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,679 Speaker 1: of find a way, whether it's in your backyard or garage, 150 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: and you know, stay active, stay working out and get 151 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: moving and stuff, and then just continue to study a lot. 152 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: You know, football is a huge mental game. If you 153 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: don't know what you're doing, then you know you can't play. 154 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: So I think being in that playbook and getting these 155 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: virtual meetings out is huge. Yeah. I mean Sehn mc 156 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: drummer told us yesterday that the motto was find a way. 157 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: I guess you're just trying to find a way. Isaiah. 158 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for finding a way to be 159 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: on the air with us today. We appreciate it. Thanks, Isaiah, appreciate, 160 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: appreciate you gotta thank you.