Elijah Sarratt

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Elijah Sarratt | Omar Cooper Jr. | Celebration | Action

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Elijah Sarratt & Mike Shanahan | Celebration

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - October 18, 2025 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Cooper Shannon/Indiana Athletics

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Elijah Sarratt & Omar Cooper Jr. | Action

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IOWA CITY, IA - September 27, 2025 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

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Elijah Sarratt | Bray Lynch | Action | Celebration

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 20, 2025 - linebacker Aiden Fisher #4 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 06, 2025 - wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Kennesaw State Owls and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Kate Petersen/Indiana Athletics

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Elijah Sarratt & Fernando Mendoza | Action

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Elijah Sarratt | Media | Big Ten Media Days

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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Zach Horton & Elijah Sarratt | Action Shot

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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

Pronunciation: Elijah suh-RAT

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 51 career games with 39 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 50 of 51 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). Career: Currently No. 3 on the IU career receiving touchdowns lists (23) ... Tied for No. 8 in career 100-yard receiving games (6). Season: Currently tied at No. 2 in single-season receiving touchdowns (15) just one behind James Hardy (16; 2007) for the top spot ... Finished 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. 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.

NCAA Active Leaders (as of Jan. 13): No. 1 among FBS receivers in receiving touchdowns (44), which includes an FBS total of 31 that leads all pass catchers ... Teams with Omar Cooper Jr. to account for one of two FBS duos with 20-plus career receiving touchdowns among active players (Houston) ... Sits No. 2 nationally and leads the Big Ten in yards receiving (3,649) ... Tied for No. 3 in FBS and leads the Big Ten in total receptions (239) ... Currently No. 19 nationally and No. 7 in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (3,781).

2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with 12 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.

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.