Speed kills and size matters, but there is no catchphrase to describe GIants receiver Isaiah Hodgins’ less-flashy superpower.

While Jalin Hyatt’s wheels and Darren Waller’s 6-foot-6 frame have fans salivating over the possibilities for an improved Giants offense, Hodgins’ smooth route-running is one of the core elements of the receiving corps.

“I know I’m not the fastest blazer in the world, but I try to win with my route-running and my physicality — knowing that I have some gifts that other people don’t,” said Hodgins, who along with Darius Slayton remains a primary outside target for quarterback Daniel Jones. “I try to work on top-of-the-route stuff, being deceptive and selling stuff with my eyes and shoulders, and having good hips. I focus on my strengths and use them to my advantage.”

After he was waived by the Bills last November, the Giants signed him and Hodgins provided the surprise spark they desperately needed during the stretch run.

Hodgins had 42 catches for 459 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games (including the playoffs).

If he keeps that same pace over a full season, he would have the best season by a Giants’ receiver (about 72 catches for 780 yards and seven touchdowns) since Odell Beckham Jr. was traded in 2019.

Was it a fluke?

The by-product of a thin depth chart?

Or a sustainable sign of things to come now that his chemistry with Jones has been solidified?

“I’m extremely confident in my ability, especially being with this team the full offseason and spending time with Daniel on and off the field,” he said. “But you are definitely going to have to be patient in this offense because we have so many playmakers. There are going to be games where you have 120 yards and the next game you have 40 yards and it’s like, ‘Ugh.’ There’s only one ball, so you have to be ready for anything.”

Case in point: Hodgins twisted his body for a back-shoulder first-down reception along the sideline during practice Tuesday.

It was a reminder that his sure hands didn’t drop a pass on 53 targets last season.

“The most important thing for a skill player in the pass game is they can create separation,” head coach Brian Daboll said. “Some use their size, some use their speed, some use their quickness [or] their route savviness. He’s been in the [offensive] system for quite some time. I think it allows him to play fast, knowing what to do. He’s usually on the same page with the quarterback. He’s done a good job.”

Hodgins didn’t run from the challenge of the Giants adding more weapons and the possibility of fewer throws in his direction.

“I was on the Bills with Daboll when I felt like we had a solid group and they were continuing to bring in crazy [talented] guys and I’m like, ‘Dang,’ ” Hodgins said. “But that’s the way Daboll likes teams to be — bring in more competition and that raises the receiver room.”

Hodgins went as far as to recruit slot receiver Parris Campbell when they were training together in Arizona before free agency.

“If you are running from the competition, I don’t think you are ever going to get better,” Hodgins said. “And when those guys get brought in, you are going to shy away because you are mad and pouting. That’s not what you can do in the NFL: It’s just a ‘Get better or get out’ mentality.”

A sixth-round draft pick in 2020 out of Oregon State, Hodgins spent most of his rookie season on injured reserve and was cut three times in three years by the Bills, where he was stuck behind All-Pro Stefon Diggs.

Now, for the first time, his roster spot is secure as training camp winds down.

“It’s different,” Hodgins said. “I was just talking to my wife about how, around this time, I was nervous every day thinking, ‘Am I making the team or am I not?’ One thing Stef taught me is if you treat every year like they are trying to upgrade from you, then you are going to keep that hard work every week. That’s what I’m trying to do. Even if I’m on the team, at any moment my spot could be taken from me.”

Not if Hodgins picks up where he left off last season. Even if it’s no longer a surprise.

“If you ride success, then when you have a bad moment you are going to ride that, too,” Hodgins said. “If you ride getting better, you will just keep working.”