Isaiah Bond made one of the most legendary plays in Alabama football history in the 2023 Iron Bowl. He left behind that legacy to improve his draft stock at Texas. He went undrafted.
Isaiah Bond transferred to Texas from Alabama last year in a move he called a business decision. Bond thought he could improve his draft stock and play in an offensive system and with a QB who could get him the football more.
Bond officially went undrafted on Saturday, with seven rounds coming and going without hearing his name called. His numbers were down across the board in his junior season at Texas from where they were during his sophomore year at Alabama:
Bond had a nice start to the season for the Longhorns, but caught just 14 passes over the final eight games of the season, including a total of four combined in the team's last four games. He went from being Alabama's leading receiver a year ago to the third leading receiver for Texas behind Matthew Golden and Gunnar Helm.
"Just like the business world, you make the best decision for your company," Bond told ESPN last year after transferring. "My company right now is my draft stock. I feel like I'm putting myself in position to increase that and have better draft stock."
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Isaiah Bond transferred to Texas from Alabama last year in a move he called a business decision. Bond thought he could improve his draft stock and play in an offensive system and with a QB who could get him the football more.
Bond officially went undrafted on Saturday, with seven rounds coming and going without hearing his name called. His numbers were down across the board in his junior season at Texas from where they were during his sophomore year at Alabama:
Bond had a nice start to the season for the Longhorns, but caught just 14 passes over the final eight games of the season, including a total of four combined in the team's last four games. He went from being Alabama's leading receiver a year ago to the third leading receiver for Texas behind Matthew Golden and Gunnar Helm.
"Just like the business world, you make the best decision for your company," Bond told ESPN last year after transferring. "My company right now is my draft stock. I feel like I'm putting myself in position to increase that and have better draft stock."
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00:00Isaiah Bond goes undrafted a year after leaving Alabama to improve his draft stock.
00:05Isaiah Bond made one of the most legendary plays in Alabama football history in the 2023 Iron Bowl.
00:11He left behind that legacy to improve his draft stock at Texas.
00:15He went undrafted.
00:17Isaiah Bond transferred to Texas from Alabama last year in a move he called a business decision.
00:23Bond thought he could improve his draft stock and play in an offensive system
00:27and with a QB who could get him the football more.
00:31Bond officially went undrafted on Saturday, with seven rounds coming and going without hearing his name called.
00:38His numbers were down across the board in his junior season at Texas from where they were during his sophomore year at Alabama.
00:45Bond had a nice start to the season for the Longhorns,
00:47but caught just 14 passes over the final eight games of the season, including a total of four,
00:54combined in the team's last four games.
00:56He went from being Alabama's leading receiver a year ago to the third leading receiver for Texas behind Matthew Golden and Gunnar Helm.
01:03Just like the business world, you make the best decision for your company, Bond told ESPN last year after transferring.
01:09My company right now is my draft stock.
01:12I feel like I'm putting myself in position to increase that and have better draft stock.
01:18Bond was projected as a first or second round pick following an impressive sophomore season with the Crimson Tide.
01:23He had flashed tremendous speed and contested catchability.
01:27He caught one of the most famous passes in Alabama history when he hauled in a touchdown pass from Jalen Milrow on 4th and 31 in the Iron Bowl
01:34to lift the Crimson Tide to an improbable victory over Auburn.
01:37Bond would have forever been an Alabama legend for that play alone.
01:44He turned his back on that legacy for perceived greener pastures in Austin.
01:48He learned a difficult lesson that the grass isn't always greener.
01:52Bond spoke of Nick Saban's retirement as being the main reason that he left,
01:56but there were rumors that he was going to enter the transfer portal well before Saban walked away.
02:01The real reason is he wasn't happy with his role and wasn't happy with his QB.
02:06He did not perceive Jalen Milrow as a good enough QB to get him where he wanted to go
02:10and instead hitched his wagon to Quinn Ewers.
02:14On Ewers, Bond said,
02:16100%.
02:18He's a great big-time pocket passer quarterback.
02:21He's a top pick in the draft next year.
02:23I'm also going to be a top pick.
02:25It's going to be a good duo.
02:28Life comes at you fast.
02:29Ewers was ultimately taken by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round while
02:34Bond went undrafted.
02:36For what it's worth, Milrow was taken in the third round,
02:39four full rounds before Ewers,
02:40the big-time pocket passer and perceived top pick.