Elijah Sarratt is a wide receiver and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who finished his collegiate career at Indiana University after previous stops at Saint Francis University and James Madison University. A native of the Virginia area, Sarratt was an unrecruited zero-star prospect in the 2022 class who joined FCS Saint Francis, where he set a program record with 13 receiving touchdowns as a true freshman while adding 42 catches for 700 yards. He followed head coach Curt Cignetti to James Madison for 2023 and had one of the most productive seasons of any receiver at any level, posting 82 receptions for 1,191 yards and eight touchdowns in the Sun Belt Conference while leading the nation's best FCS programs. He followed Cignetti to Indiana for 2024 and earned third-team All-Big Ten honors with 53 catches for 957 yards and eight touchdowns, delivering game-winning moments throughout the Hoosiers' historic 11-2 season. In 2025, he added 65 receptions for 830 yards and 15 touchdowns in 13 games, leading Indiana in scoring catches despite missing two games with a hamstring injury, delivering game-winning touchdowns on the road at Iowa and Oregon and helping the Hoosiers reach the College Football Playoff National Championship. He finished his career with 239 receptions for 3,649 yards and 44 touchdown catches, leading all active FBS receivers in career touchdown receptions.
Standing 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds with a 4.60-second 40-yard dash, Sarratt is a physically smart, technically polished receiver whose game is built on impeccable route timing, reliable hands, and an exceptional feel for working against coverage in critical moments. He led all qualifying draft-eligible receivers in catches, yards, and touchdowns against man coverage in 2025, demonstrating a craftsman's ability to generate separation through deception and foot precision rather than pure athleticism. His lack of elite speed is the acknowledged limitation that will define his NFL role, as teams will use him primarily in slot and possession receiver situations where his intelligence and contested-catch reliability translate most cleanly to the professional game. NFL teams project Sarratt as a mid-Day 2 selection who can step into an immediate contributing role in any system that values precision route-running, especially on third downs and in the red zone where his production history is most exceptional.
