2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Isaiah Bond (WR – Texas)

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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Isaiah Bond

Isaiah Bond (WR – Texas)

5-foot-11 | 180 Pounds

Background

Isaiah Bond is a Georgia native who also sprinted in high school. Originally attended Alabama, catching 17-220-1 (12.9) as a freshman before taking over a starting role the following year and ending up with 48-668-4 (13.9). Transferred to Texas after Nick Saban retired, recording a 34-540-5 (15.9) line this past season.

Positives

Two-year starter for two of college football’s top programs. Has experience lining up both inside and out (a bit more often in the slot at Alabama, then more commonly outside with Texas), and was asked to run routes to all three levels of the field, working both over the middle and down the sidelines. Has impressive suddenness to slip by jams when releasing at the line. Eats up cushions in a hurry, with good hip-sink and nice commitment to selling at the stem; stop-start on double-moves is hard to stick with.

Bond is a legitimate deep threat with the speed to run past opponents and who can consequently impact coverage shells by demanding safety help over the top. Tracks the ball reasonably effectively over his shoulder. Has a solid pair of hands, being credited with just two drops in each of his three college seasons. Maximizes his frame by selling out to catch the football, and shows some nice adjustments on off-target throws, with good flexibility.

Bond is also an effective leaper who can climb the ladder to compete for jump balls. Shows solid awareness near the sidelines. Willing to work the middle of the field, and shows very impressive focus and toughness to hang onto throws through contact. Despite his relatively thin frame, has good competitiveness and physicality after the catch. The team also schemed him touches on screens, pop passes and sweeps to get him a chance to work in space. Shows good elusiveness to weave through traffic or make the first man miss. Shows competitiveness as a blocker.

Negatives

Wasn’t quite as productive this past year after transferring. On the smaller side for an outside receiver at the pro level, and might struggle to release off the line of scrimmage against physical press coverage. Despite his flexibility and adjustments, Bond doesn’t present the biggest target and may need a relatively precise quarterback at the next level.

Bond caught just two out of 14 deep targets this past season after going 9-for-18 at Alabama, per Pro Football Focus (PFF). Struggles to come down with contested catches, lacking the frame and strength to successfully box out opponents. High-contact style of play coupled with his thinner frame could create questions about his long-term durability. Frame likely puts a ceiling on his potential as a blocker.

Summary

An excellent athlete who offers a very impressive combination of speed, quickness and flexibility, which allows him to create separation against man coverage (especially on double-moves) and threaten defenses down the field, often on deep posts.

Although Bond has a relatively small frame, his competitiveness, focus and toughness allow him to work over the middle of the field, hang onto catches through contact and fight for extra yards with the ball in his hands. While he didn’t have quite the season he was hoping for, Bond still looks like a good bet to come off the board sometime in the second round (or later) as a versatile inside/outside deep threat.

Projection: Round 2

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Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona)

A very big, smooth, savvy receiver with an incredible catch radius and a graceful game, McMillan established himself as one of the best wide receivers in college football over the past two seasons. May never be the fastest or most explosive wide receiver, but has a great understanding of how to use tempo, nuance and technique to create separation.

Is capable of coming down with contested catches even in tight coverage, with rare size that makes him a mismatch for most cornerbacks. May not have quite the same strength and physicality as Mike Evans did coming out, but is a similar prospect and should go similarly high in the first round, likely within the first five or 10 picks.

Projection: Round 1

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Luther Burden III (Missouri)

A dynamic player with the ball in his hands, Burden’s combination of speed, quickness, vision, balance and physicality led the Tigers to scheme up ways to get him the ball, whether on underneath throws, sweeps, screens or otherwise. He also offers some impressive traits as a receiver, with good stop-start quickness to create separation, impressive tracking and body control and a strong pair of hands.

As it currently stands, he doesn’t have a ton of recent experience playing outside and will need to continue diversifying his route tree and polishing his route-running technique, but that doesn’t look like it will stop him from being a first-round pick.

Projection: Round 1

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Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State)

Another highly-polished Buckeyes receiver prospect, Egbuka’s excellent combination of acceleration, quickness, route-running savvy, hands and toughness should make him a highly reliable pro receiver.

Likely would have been a first-round pick last year had he stayed healthy. Coming back to put together the season he did gives him a very good chance of going there this year if everything checks out medically during the pre-draft process. A nice reliable, pro-ready big slot option.

Projection: Round 1

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