Indiana University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Elijah Sarratt
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 213
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
- Prev School:
- James Madison
Pronunciation: Elijah suh-RAT
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 52 career games with 40 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 four collegiate seasons: second-team All-Big Ten in 2025, 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 51 of 52 career games played ... Owns 13 career 100-yard receiving games (6 at Indiana; 6 at JMU; 1 at SFU) ... Posted multiple receiving touchdowns 11 times (6 at Indiana, 5 at JMU). 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 ... Three receiving touchdowns against Kennesaw State (9/6) in 2025 are tied for No. 3 on the single-game list and the 16th game in program history with 3-or-more receiving touchdowns ... Sits No. 4 on the longest receptions list with an 84-yard catch against Purdue (11/30) in 2024. Season: Finished No. 2 in single-season receiving touchdowns (15) just one behind James Hardy (16; 2007) for the top spot ... No. 10 on IU’s single season receiving yardage charts (957) in 2024 ... Tied for No. 12 on Indiana’s single-season receiving touchdowns list (8) in 2024. Career: Finished No. 3 on the IU career receiving touchdowns lists (23) ... Tied for No. 8 in career 100-yard receiving games (6).
2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with 13 games ... Missed two games due to injury (Week 11-12) ... Teams with Omar Cooper Jr. as just the fifth set of Big Ten teammates this century to both finish the regular season with double-digit receiving touchdowns and first since Ohio State’s Chris Olave (13) and Garrett Wilson (12).
Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten from the conference media and coaches panels.
Old Dominion (8/30): Caught three passes for 44 yards ... Two of three receptions went for a first down. Kennesaw State (9/6): Caught nine passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns ... Seven of nine receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Pulled down a 9-yard score in the first quarter ... Had touchdown catches of 3 and 20 yards in the third quarter. Indiana State (9/12): Gained 23 yard on three receptions. Illinois (9/20): Caught nine of 10 targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns ... Seven of nine catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Caught a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Pulled in a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter. at Iowa (9/27): Caught seven passes for 156 yards and one touchdown ... All seven catches went for a touchdown or a first down ... Pulled down both catches on the go-ahead touchdown drive and capped it with a 49-yard touchdown reception. at Oregon (10/11): Pulled in eight receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown ... Pulled in go-ahead touchdown with 6:23 left in the third quarter on an 8-yard reception ... Seven of eight catches went for a touchdown or first down ... Six of seven catches went for 10-or-more yards. Michigan State (10/18): Pulled in four passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns ... Three of four catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Caught a 24-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Hauled in a 27-yard scoring strike in the third quarter. UCLA (10/25): Caught two passes for 6 yards and one touchdowns ... Grabbed a 1-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. at Maryland (11/1): Started the game, but left after the first drive due to injury. at Purdue (11/28): Caught three passes for 41 yards and one score ... Touchdown catch came on a 17-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza in the third quarter. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Had three catches for 37 yards ... Hauled in the go-ahead 17-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. vs. Alabama (1/1): Caught four passes for 40 yards and one touchdown ... Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. vs. Oregon (1/9): Caught seven passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns ... Just the second Hoosier with multiple receiving touchdowns in a postseason game along with Thomas Lewis in the 1993 Independence Bowl versus Virginia Tech (12/31/1993) ... Pulled in a 2-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Added a 3-yard scoring catch in the fourth quarter. vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/20): Gained 28 yards on three receptions ... Two of three catches went for a first down ... Had a pair of receptions on Indiana’s first scoring drive of the game.
2024 (Junior Season)
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.
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 52 career games with 40 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 four collegiate seasons: second-team All-Big Ten in 2025, 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 51 of 52 career games played ... Owns 13 career 100-yard receiving games (6 at Indiana; 6 at JMU; 1 at SFU) ... Posted multiple receiving touchdowns 11 times (6 at Indiana, 5 at JMU). 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 ... Three receiving touchdowns against Kennesaw State (9/6) in 2025 are tied for No. 3 on the single-game list and the 16th game in program history with 3-or-more receiving touchdowns ... Sits No. 4 on the longest receptions list with an 84-yard catch against Purdue (11/30) in 2024. Season: Finished No. 2 in single-season receiving touchdowns (15) just one behind James Hardy (16; 2007) for the top spot ... No. 10 on IU’s single season receiving yardage charts (957) in 2024 ... Tied for No. 12 on Indiana’s single-season receiving touchdowns list (8) in 2024. Career: Finished No. 3 on the IU career receiving touchdowns lists (23) ... Tied for No. 8 in career 100-yard receiving games (6).
2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with 13 games ... Missed two games due to injury (Week 11-12) ... Teams with Omar Cooper Jr. as just the fifth set of Big Ten teammates this century to both finish the regular season with double-digit receiving touchdowns and first since Ohio State’s Chris Olave (13) and Garrett Wilson (12).
Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten from the conference media and coaches panels.
Old Dominion (8/30): Caught three passes for 44 yards ... Two of three receptions went for a first down. Kennesaw State (9/6): Caught nine passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns ... Seven of nine receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Pulled down a 9-yard score in the first quarter ... Had touchdown catches of 3 and 20 yards in the third quarter. Indiana State (9/12): Gained 23 yard on three receptions. Illinois (9/20): Caught nine of 10 targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns ... Seven of nine catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Caught a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Pulled in a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter. at Iowa (9/27): Caught seven passes for 156 yards and one touchdown ... All seven catches went for a touchdown or a first down ... Pulled down both catches on the go-ahead touchdown drive and capped it with a 49-yard touchdown reception. at Oregon (10/11): Pulled in eight receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown ... Pulled in go-ahead touchdown with 6:23 left in the third quarter on an 8-yard reception ... Seven of eight catches went for a touchdown or first down ... Six of seven catches went for 10-or-more yards. Michigan State (10/18): Pulled in four passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns ... Three of four catches went for a first down or touchdown ... Caught a 24-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Hauled in a 27-yard scoring strike in the third quarter. UCLA (10/25): Caught two passes for 6 yards and one touchdowns ... Grabbed a 1-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. at Maryland (11/1): Started the game, but left after the first drive due to injury. at Purdue (11/28): Caught three passes for 41 yards and one score ... Touchdown catch came on a 17-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza in the third quarter. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Had three catches for 37 yards ... Hauled in the go-ahead 17-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. vs. Alabama (1/1): Caught four passes for 40 yards and one touchdown ... Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. vs. Oregon (1/9): Caught seven passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns ... Just the second Hoosier with multiple receiving touchdowns in a postseason game along with Thomas Lewis in the 1993 Independence Bowl versus Virginia Tech (12/31/1993) ... Pulled in a 2-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Added a 3-yard scoring catch in the fourth quarter. vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/20): Gained 28 yards on three receptions ... Two of three catches went for a first down ... Had a pair of receptions on Indiana’s first scoring drive of the game.
2024 (Junior Season)
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.
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