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Todd Archer
INDIANAPOLIS — If Isaiah Bond is correct, Xavier Worthy‘s record 40-yard dash time at the NFL scouting combine will last just one season but remain with Texas.
Last year, Worthy, a former Longhorn, ran a 4.21-second 40 and was eventually a first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. Bond, who played last season at Texas after starting at Alabama, will run Saturday.
“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 said his best time in training has been 4.23 leading up to the combine.
“I’ve been running my whole life,” Bond said. “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. So I’m just going to trust my training and put on a show.”
Bond was clocked at more than 22 mph in a win against UTSA last season. He finished the 2024 season with 34 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns. He is the No. 10 wide receiver in Mel Kiper Jr.’s draft rankings.
He might not be the only receiver looking to break Worthy’s record.
“If you blink,” Oregon‘s Tez Johnson said, “you just might miss me.”