In his early years before Oregon State, Hodgins was an all-state receiver in California before going to Corvallis. During his time as a Beaver, the Oakley, Ca., native recorded a career 2,322 yards and 20 touchdowns (tied for second-most at Oregon State) in 34 games played. In his senior season alone, Isaiah Hodgins recorded 13 touchdown passes, good for the second-most in a single season at Oregon State and recorded four separate 100-yard games.
This garnered him multiple accolades including a 2019 All-Pac-12 First Team nomination by the Associated Press and a Second Team nomination by the Pac-12 coaches.