Devy Digest: Isaiah Bond

Andy Pham previews Texas WR Isaiah Bond!

Texas Longhorns
Position: Wide Receiver
Isaiah Bond
5’11” 180 lbs
Age: 20
Draft Eligible: 2025

Who is Isaiah Bond?

Bond was a four-star in the composites, ranked inside the top 100 overall, and a consensus top-10 Wide Receiver in the 2022 class. Bond attended Buford High in Georgia. Bond hauled 42 receptions for 909 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, and added another 107 yards as a returner. Bond was a dual sport athlete and an exceptional track athlete, with a verified 10.48 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and 21.05 seconds in the 200-meter dash, and was part of the 4x100 for Buford when they won the state title. Bond held 25 offers but narrowed his choices to Alabama, Florida, Miami, and Georgia. Bond ultimately chose Alabama. Bond had an up-and-down true freshman season but ended up being a key rotational piece right away and logged 355 snaps. That experience vaulted him to being a starter in 2023, when we saw Alabama struggle at the quarterback position and truly limited the ceiling for Bond. This past offseason, Bond entered the transfer portal and is now at the University of Texas with aspirations of transferring in like Adonai Mitchell did and hopes to have the production that Xavier Worthy had and translate that into early NFL Draft capital in 2025.

Strengths

Bond is an excellent athlete and mover. There is very little wasted movement in his game; he uses each step and strides to his benefit against his defender. Corners are wary of his speed and will give him space at the line; because of that trait, Bond uses good footwork and his speed to attack his defender. Bond can manipulate defenders with his movement but prefers to attack his defender and win. Bond’s speed isn’t just a straight line; he isn’t a stiff runner. Bond will use tempo to lull a defender and has great lateral speed and quickness to turn a defender. Bond can be used in a multitude of ways. He can be that deep threat and field-stretching receiver to create space for his teammates and be used short to manufacture touches and create on his own. We’ve seen that usage from Texas, Worthy, and Mitchell were used just like that, and it appears to be a seamless transition for the coaching staff to insert Bond into the Worthy role. Bond can be lined up out wide or in the slot, and he can further stress a defense by being in that stretch slot on any given play. Bond displays good ball-tracking skills and makes the best of a bad situation.

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