Titans showing interest in dynamic WR prospect with alleged off-field issues

The Tennessee Titans are entering the 2025 NFL Draft searching for help at wide receiver. The team rosters Calvin Ridley at the position and nothing else of note. They're even discussing giving first-round bust Treylon Burks another opportunity. Sophomore undrafted free agent Bryce Oliver is being projected to a legitimate role.

Needless to say, the Titans need to exit the draft with one or two instant contributors at the position. General manager Mike Borgonzi is certainly doing his due diligence, particularly one of the more complicated prospects in the class. Former Texas Longhorns receiver Isaiah Bond is taking an in-person visit with the Titans in mid April, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported.

This marks Bond's second pre-draft meeting with the Titans. Members of the organization sat down with the Longhorns playmaker for a formal interview at the NFL Combine. Borgonzi is clearly doing his homework on a divisive prospect.

Bond is described as an explosive receiver with vertical threat ability. The raw skills didn't necessarily translate on the field this past season. Bond produced modestly, totaling 34 receptions for 540 yards and five touchdowns. He ranked third or fourth on the Longhorns in every major receiving category, trailing behind Matthew Golden and Gunnar Helm in receptions and yards, and behind Golden, Helm, and DeAndre Moore Jr.

The fact that Bond didn't produce more for an explosive Longhorns offense that lost Adonai Mitchell and Xavier Worthy was disappointing. Golden transferred to the program from Houston and immediately established himself as quarterback Quinn Ewers' favorite target. That's despite Bond having higher expectations after transferring in from a bigger Alabama program.

Bond ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine with a 1.51 ten-yard split. It would have been a fantastic result had Bond not discussed breaking the all-time record. He came nowhere close. The Buford, Georgia native measured in at an undersized 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds with small 8.5 inch hands.

An anonymous scout allegedly described Bond as, "just generic boilerplate, selfish, diva wide receiver," before conceding, "But, God, he's got an incredible skill set," via Bob McGinn.

It's interesting that Borgonzi and his previous employer, the Kansas City Chiefs, weren't opposed to acquiring allegedly troubled wide receivers. In recent years alone, they've drafted Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy, and traded for Kadarius Toney, not to mention Tyreek Hill. All four came with off-field question marks.

The Chiefs are often willing to ignore off-field questions in the name of talent and winning. Perhaps it'll become a trend in Tennessee as well.