NFL’s new fastest man? Draft prospect vows to break record for 40 run
One year after Xavier Worthy broke the NFL Scouting Combine record for the fastest official 40-yard dash run in the event’s history, another speedy Texas Longhorns receiver has his sights set on the mark.
On Friday, Isaiah Bond vowed to best Worthy’s time of 4.21 seconds.
‘I’m going to break the record tomorrow, for sure,’ Bond said Friday. ‘I anticipate running 4.20 or possibly, if I’m feeling great, I might run a 4.1.’
Bond and Worthy never overlapped as teammates at Texas, with the former debuted in Austin last season as a transfer from Alabama after the latter had been selected as the first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. The 5-11, 180-pound Bond averaged 15.9 yards per catch in 2024 but was hampered by an ankle injury late in the year and finished with just 34 catches.
“Isaiah is a big-play threat. He’s a guy that can take the top off the defense,’ Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said on the ‘Up & Adams’ podcast ahead of the combine. ‘You can get the ball in his hands in short quarters and he can create explosive plays. It was unfortunate he had the ankle injury this year that held him back the second half of the season because he really got off to a great start. Both those guys (Bond and former Texas running back Jaydon Blue) are going to find a home in the NFL where they’re going to be an asset to their team.”
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A former high school sprint champion in Georgia, Bond won titles in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash and recorded a personal best of 10.48 seconds in the former race.
Beating Worthy’s record, however, could prove exceedingly difficult. Since 2008, only four players have run a 40 in under 4.25 seconds: Worthy, John Ross, Kalon Barnes and Chris Johnson.
‘I’ve been one of the fastest my whole life, so I’m going to go out there, and when practice meets preparation, greatness is achieved,’ Bond said. ‘So I’m just going to trust my training and put on a show.’
