Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond is leaving school early to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he told ESPN.

Bond is considered one of the fastest players in the upcoming draft as he has shown over his three-year college career that he is one of the most explosive players in the country.

Bond is the No. 6 wide receiver in ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s NFL Draft rankings. In Texas’ win over UTSA this year, he was clocked at more than 22 mph and displayed a rare sprint that propelled him into the highest echelons of speedsters in college football.

In his only season at Texas, Bond caught 34 passes for 540 yards, including five receiving touchdowns. He rushed for another 98 yards and a touchdown.

“I really appreciate my time at Texas,” Bond said in a phone interview with ESPN, mentioning his affinity for coach Steve Sarkisian. “I said to Coach Sark, ‘I really appreciate him giving me the chance to play on his football team at this great university. I am grateful and deeply grateful that he accepted me as one of his own.”

Bond came to Texas from Alabama in 2024, where he put on one of the most legendary plays of the 2023 season. He caught the fourth-and-31 pass known as the “Gravedigger” with 32 seconds left to beat Auburn. The 27-24 victory kept Alabama’s College Football Playoff hopes alive and made Bond a household name.

In his three seasons of college football – two at Alabama and one at Texas – Bond recorded 99 catches for 1,428 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.

Bond is listed at 5-foot-10 and weighs 180 pounds and will showcase his speed in the draft process.

“I want to show teams that they are getting the most explosive wide receiver in the draft,” Bond said. “You’re getting a catcher, a great, great athlete and a hard worker.”

Since he started running hills at age 6 with his mother, Penny, Bond said it was his dream to go to the NFL. He said he feels fortunate to be able to do this in just three college seasons, something that has long been a goal of his.

He called the moment “euphoric” and said he was determined to become “one percent better” every day, which would lead to his “desired outcome.”

Bond plans to train at the Sports Academy in Frisco, Texas, before the draft. He will work with well-known speed coach Mo Wells for sprint work and will do his position work with well-known wide receivers coach David Robinson. He has also signed with agent Damien S. Butler.

Bond said he’s so new to the wide receiver position that he feels like he’s just getting started.

“Honestly, it’s all on me,” he said. “I don’t think I have a ceiling. I didn’t start playing wide receiver until my freshman year of high school. I feel like I’m only scratching the surface of my potential.”