Elijah Sarratt

Illinois

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NOTRE DAME, IN - December 20, 2024 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. Photo By Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 06, 2024 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Grace Waggoner/Indiana Athletics

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PASADENA, CA - September 14, 2024 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Indiana Hoosiers at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 28, 2024 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers during spring ball at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 26, 2024 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers during practice at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 213
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Stafford, Va.
High School:
St. Frances Academy
Prev School:
James Madison

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Appeared in 39 career games with 28 starts ... Spent one seasons at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12 games; 2022) and one season at James Madison (13 games; 2023) ... Earned all-conference honors each of his three collegiate seasons: third-team All-Big Ten in 2024, first-team All-Sun Belt in 2023 and first-team All-Northeast Conference in 2022 ... Tabbed FCS Freshman All-America in 2022 at Saint Francis (Pa.) ... Has at least one reception in all 38 career games played - a streak which leads the FBS ... Owns 11 career 100-yard receiving games (4 at Indiana; 6 at JMU; 1 at SFU) ... Posted multiple receiving touchdowns in seven games (5 at JMU, 2 at Indiana). Season: Finished No. 10 on IU’s single season receiving yardage charts (957) in 2024 ... Tied for No. 10 on Indiana’s single-season receiving touchdowns list (8) in 2024. Game: Set the IU Old Oaken Bucket game record for yards receiving versus Purdue with 165 on eight catches in 2024, a total that is No. 3 all-time in the rivalry game.
NCAA Active Leaders: Leads the FBS with a reception in 39 straight games - every game of his career ...Tied for No. 1 among FBS receivers in receiving touchdowns (29) ... Sits No. 2 in yards receiving (2,891) among FBS pass catchers ... Ranks No. 6 in the FBS in total receptions (180).

2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Started one game.
Old Dominion (8/30): Caught three passes for 44 yards ... Two of three receptions went for a first down.

Awards: Earned third-team All-Big Ten from the conference coaches and media ... Tabbed second-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press.

Season: Started all 13 games ... Graded as the No. 4 receiver in the Big Ten and No. 13 in Power 4 (80.8) per Pro Football Focus (min. 500 snaps) ... Made Indiana debut against FIU (8/31) in the season opener ... One of 27 transfer student-athletes to make Indiana debut in 2024 ... One of 17 transfers to make a start for IU in 2024 ... Gained first down or touchdown on 43 of 53 receptions ... Added one two-point conversion (at Notre Dame) ... Recovered one on-side kick (at Notre Dame).

FIU (8/31): Made Indiana debut ... caught two passes for 12 yards. Western Illinois (9/6): Caught six of seven targets for 137 yards and one touchdown ... Posted eighth career 100-yard receiving game and first as a Hoosier ... Hauled in a 71-yard receiving touchdown from Kurtis Rourke in the first quarter. at UCLA (9/14): Caught four passes for 54 yards ... Three of four grabs went for a first down. Charlotte (9/21): Caught three passes for 47 yards. Maryland (9/28): Pulled in seven passes for 128 yards ... Registered ninth-career 100-yard receiving game ... Six of seven catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Pulled in a 13-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. at Northwestern (10/5): Graded out as the No. 2 wide receiver in the Big Ten and No. 6 in the Power 4 (85.2) per Pro Football Focus in Week 6 ... Gained 135 yards on seven receptions for third 100-yard rushing game of the season ... Four of seven catches went for a first down. Nebraska (10/19): All three receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Gained 65 yards receiving ... Scored a touchdown in the third quarter on a 15-yard pass from Tayven Jackson ... Made one tackle. Washington (10/26): Lone reception gained 12 yards and first down. at Michigan State (11/2): Caught four passes - three that went for a first down or touchdown - for 59 yards and two touchdowns ... Posted first multi-touchdown game as a Hoosier ... Caught a 4-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to make it 21-10 ... Made leaping 11-yard touchdown grab in the back of the end zone to cap the scoring in the fourth quarter. Michigan (11/9): Lone reception went for a 36-yard touchdown in the second quarter to build IU’s lead to 14-3 ... Made one tackle after an interception. at Ohio State (11/23): Caught three of five targets for 40 yards ... Two catches went for a first down. Purdue (11/30): Posted the most receiving yards by a Hoosier and the second most in Ole Oaken Bucket Game history with 165 yards on eight catches ... Pulled in two receiving scores ... Capped a 99-yard drive with an 84-yard catch and run from Kurtis Rourke for a score in the second quarter ... The 84-yard reception is the longest play for IU in 2024 ... Grabbed a 24-yard scoring pass in the third quarter. at Notre Dame (12/20): Caught four passes for 67 yards ... Grabbed a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter ... Followed two-point conversion with a recovered on-side kick that set up IU’s second touchdown of the game.

2023 (Sophomore Season - James Madison)
Appeared in all13 games with 10 starts … Named first-team All-Sun Belt … Caught at least two passes in all 13 games … Pulled in a touchdown pass in six games … Ranked No. 11 nationally with 1,191 yards receiving … Tied for No. 22 nationally in receptions (82) and receptions per game (6.3) … Eight receiving touchdowns finished tied for No. 32 in the FBS … Totaled 1,191 yards receiving on 82 receptions with eight touchdowns … Rushed one time for a 1-yard touchdown … Accounted for four touchdowns at Coastal Carolina (11/25) … Rushed for a 1-yard score and caught six passes for 107 yards and three touchdowns against the Chanticleers … Tied JMU program record with 13 catches against UConn (11/11) for 160 yards … Caught five passes for 105 yards and one score versus Georgia Southern (10/14) … Logged 139 yards receiving on eight catches with one touchdown against Old Dominion (10/28) … Pulled in eight passes for 128 yards and one touchdown against Appalachian State (11/18) … Caught one touchdown pass at Troy (9/16) and versus South Alabama (9/30).

2022 (Freshman Season – Saint Francis (Pa.))
Appeared in all 12 games with four starts … Started the final four games of the season … Helped SFU to the FCS Playoffs … Garnered FCS Freshman All-America … Tabbed first-team All-Northeast Conference … Caught at least one pass in all 12 games … Caught a touchdown pass in eight straight games … Ranked No. 5 in FCS with a single-season program-record-tying 13 receiving touchdowns … Caught 42 passes for 700 yards … Added 46 yards rushing on seven carries … Returned five kickoffs 84 yards … Made collegiate debut at Akron (9/1) with five receptions for 49 yards … First collegiate start came at Georgetown (11/5) as part of two-touchdown effort … Caught four passes for 39 yards and two scores versus the Hoyas … Added two rushing attempts for 16 yards … Tied the program single-game record with three receiving touchdowns at Sacred Heart (10/29) … Caught seven passes for 121 yards versus SHU … Two of three receptions went for touchdowns against Duquesne (11/12) with 60 yards receiving … Pulled in two touchdown passes on five receptions at Merrimack (11/19) in the NEC Championship Game … Gained 77 yards in the NECCG … Had one receiving touchdown at Norfolk State (9/24), versus Central Connecticut State (10/1), at LIU (10/15) and against Stonehill (10/22).

Prep/Personal
Wide receiver for head coach Messay Hailemariam at St. Frances Academy … All-purpose athlete and earned three letters at Colonial Forge High School (2017-19) for head coach John Brown … Played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kickoffs and punts … Earned all-state honors at defensive back as a junior … Garnered all-district and all-region at wide receiver and kick/punt returner as a junior … Also lettered in basketball … Brother, Josh, is a safety at James Madison.