Isaiah Bond

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Isaiah Bond
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Bond with Alabama in 2024
Texas LonghornsNo. 17
Position Wide receiver
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Buford, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Buford (GA)

Isaiah Bond (born March 15, 2004) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns.

Contents

Early life and high school

Bond's hometown is Buford, Georgia and he attended Buford High School. In Bond's high school career he caught 14 passes for 368 yards and three touchdowns. [2] Bond committed to play college football at the University of Alabama over Georgia and Florida. [3] [4]

College career

Bond made his collegiate debut in week one of the 2022 season where he brought in two receptions for 23 yards, in a win over Utah State. [5] [6] In week five, Bond hauled in two passes for 76 yards, including a 53-yard reception, as he helped the Crimson Tide beat Arkansas. [7] [8] In the 2022 Sugar Bowl, Bond hauled in his first career touchdown pass on a six-yard reception, helping Alabama beat Kansas State 45–20. [9] Bond finished the 2022 season with 17 receptions for 220 yards and a touchdown. [10] Bond got a starting role for the 2023 season, finishing the regular season with 39 receptions for 542 yards and four touchdowns. [11] He was most notable for catching a game winning touchdown on 4th and goal at the 31 yard line against Auburn in the 2023 Iron Bowl. The play dubbed “Grave Digger” [12] led to a 27-24 Alabama victory. On January 14, 2024 Bond announced that he would be transferring to Texas following the retirement of Nick Saban. [13]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
Alabama Crimson Tide
2022 131722012.91
2023 144866813.94
Texas Longhorns
2024 0000.00
Career 276588813.75

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