Longhorns losing another receiver as Isaiah Bond sets lofty goals for what he wants to prove in NFL Draft
Texas receiver Isaiah Bond is racing into the NFL Draft, he told ESPN. Bond’s lone season with the Longhorns wasn’t as productive as he hoped. The Alabama transfer had 34 catches for 540 yards with five touchdowns. But both Bond and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian were hoping for more, given how the explosive target as […]
Texas receiver Isaiah Bond is racing into the NFL Draft, he told ESPN.
Bond’s lone season with the Longhorns wasn’t as productive as he hoped. The Alabama transfer had 34 catches for 540 yards with five touchdowns.
But both Bond and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian were hoping for more, given how the explosive target as “elite” speed, Sarkisian said numerous times.
“I want to show teams they are getting the most explosive wide receiver in the draft,” Bond told ESPN. “They are getting an eye popper, a great, great athlete and a hard worker.”
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That speed was evident against UTSA. Bond got loose and was clocked doing 22.1 mph on a 51-yard touchdown run. It was the fastest time anyone posted that week across the nation.
That run against UTSA was faster than Colorado’s Travis Hunter, who was clocked at 21.4 mph chasing down a ballcarrier.
Prior to Texas, Bond was best known for his huge catch to win the Iron Bowl over Auburn.
The play known as “Gravedigger” will forever be a talking point in Alabama-Auburn history. Bond made a huge touchdown catch in the back of the end zone on fourth-and-31.
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Asked what he wanted to be known for, Bond said, “Number one guy off the edge. A guy that you have to game plan for.”
Teams certainly did that as the season wore bond. Opposing defenses shifted safety help over the top and took Bond away from the offense. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers started relying on Matthew Golden down the stretch, and it was Golden, not Bond, who made some of the biggest catches in the College Football Playoffs.
Bond also wasn’t the best run blocker, something that will not be acceptable in the NFL.
Bond got injured late against Georgia in the SEC championship game when he got his leg rolled up. The ankle injury slowed him down during the CFP.
