Isaiah Bond, WR
Junior wide receiver Isaiah Bond reportedly told ESPN's Thamel on Jan. 14 that he is entering the 2025 NFL Draft. Bond spent one season at Texas after transferring from the Alabama Crimson Tide last offseason.
Bond confirmed the report he is entering the 2025 NFL Draft with a post on his X account on Jan. 14.
He registered 34 catches for 540 receiving yards (15.9 yards per catch), and five touchdown catches. Bond also rushed for 98 yards on four attempts, with one rushing touchdown.
Bond led the Longhorns in receiving yards after the season's first five games, with over 350 receiving yards and four total touchdowns. He had 100-yard games with at least one touchdown in wins over the UTSA Roadrunners in Week 3 and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the SEC opener.
In mid-October in the Red River Rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Bond suffered an ankle injury that caused him to miss the rest of the contest. The lingering ankle injury caused Bond to miss a couple of games in the second half of the regular season.
Bond reaggravated the ankle injury in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia in early December. That caused him to miss the College Football Playoff first round game on Dec. 21 against Clemson.
This doesn't come as much of a surprise that Bond declared early for the 2025 NFL Draft. He was expected to spend one year in Austin after he transferred to Texas in the 2024 offseason.
Bond is one of the fastest players in this draft class. His track-level speed and explosiveness will be highly coveted as a potential first-round pick in the 2025 draft.