Bond filed a lawsuit against his accuser earlier this month, claiming she maliciously lied to authorities to threaten his “future career prospects.”
TEXAS, USA — Editor’s note: The video published above is a WFAA report from April 11, when we obtained the arrest affidavit detailing the allegations of sexual assault against Isaiah Bond.
Despite being a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Texas Longhorns wide receiver Isaiah Bond went undrafted.
There was a moment, though, where the wide receiver believed he’d be drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Like Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Bond was prank-called by someone pretending to be an NFL general manager.
In Sanders’ case, the prankster ended up being the son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.
Sanders and Bond weren’t the only ones who were prank-called, though.
The Associated Press reported that Kyle McCord, the former Syracuse quarterback who was taken by the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Cleveland Browns top pick, former Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, both got prank-called, too. And ABC News reported that Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, who was taken in the first-round by the Indianapolis Colts, was also prank-called during the NFL Draft.
For Bond, though, the video went viral of someone pretending to be Atlanta Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot. It remains unclear who the caller in the video was and how he was able to get ahold of Bond’s phone number.
Bond was not drafted. He was initially projected in numerous mock drafts to be a first-round pick, many of them slating Bond to the Cowboys at No. 12 overall.
His draft stock plummeted amid a sexual assault allegation where he turned himself into police in Frisco. An arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA detailed what the woman alleged happened during her sexual encounter with Bond. For more information on those allegations, click here.
Bond turned himself in to Frisco police on April 10 after the charges of sexual assault were filed, then he posted bond and was released from jail shortly thereafter.
On April 15, Bond filed a lawsuit against his accuser, which described the allegations as a “malicious and false smear campaign,” saying the alleged victim “has sought to derail [Bond]’s future career prospects.” The lawsuit accuses the woman of planning the encounter and knowingly making false statements to officers with the Frisco Police Department “with the sole intention of derailing Bond’s future NFL career prospects and endorsements.”
Bond initially played for the University of Alabama before transferring to the Texas Longhorns. In his three-year collegiate career, Bond caught 99 passes for 1,428 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was one of the fastest players in the 2025 draft class, posting a 4.39 40-yard dash.
Bond has yet to sign with an NFL team as of Tuesday afternoon.