Elijah Sarratt
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Elijah Sarratt
|school=Indiana Hoosiers
|currentnumber=13
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class=Junior
|major=Sport and Recreation Management
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2003|5|28}}{{cite tweet|user=elijah_sarratt|number=1795512603843924386|title=Blessed to see another year 🙏🏽 #21|access-date=August 11, 2024}}
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=209
|highlights=
|highschool=St. Frances Academy
(Baltimore, Maryland)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
- Saint Francis (2022)
- James Madison (2023)
- Indiana (2024–present)
|espn=5088338
}}
Elijah Sarratt (born May 28, 2003), nicknamed Waffle House, is an American football wide receiver for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Saint Francis Red Flash and James Madison Dukes.
Early life and high school
Sarratt attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland. He originally attended Colonial Forge High School before transferring to Saint Frances prior to his senior year.{{Cite web |author=Staff reports |date=2020-01-20 |title=Colonial Forge football standout Elijah Sarratt transferring to St. Frances Academy |url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/stafford/colonial-forge-football-standout-elijah-sarratt-transferring-to-st-frances-academy/article_963712fc-3b83-11ea-ad4a-8f40271bb5c9.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Inside NOVA |language=en}} He committed to play college football at Saint Francis University.
College career
= Saint Francis =
As a freshman, Sarratt totaled 42 receptions for 700 yards and 13 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Fleischman |first=Noah |date=2023-03-29 |title=Sarratt Brothers Embrace Sharing The Field Together |url=https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/james_madison/sarratt-brothers-embrace-sharing-the-field-together/article_6d4fc433-685a-53ce-beb3-a981d0f9eba0.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Daily News-Record |language=en}} Following the conclusion of the season, he entered the transfer portal.
= James Madison =
Sarratt transferred to James Madison University, emerging as the team's leading receiver.{{Cite web |last=Shane |first=Mettlen |date=2023-10-25 |title=JMU's Elijah Sarratt Emerging At Wide Receiver |url=https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/james_madison/jmus-elijah-sarratt-emerging-at-wide-receiver/article_11400c26-5898-5023-8126-c7b13b2df7c7.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Daily News-Record |language=en}} He finished his sophomore campaign recording 82 receptions for 1,191 yards and nine total touchdowns, while being named to the first-team All-Sun Belt.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Zion |title=IU transfer WR Elijah Sarratt knows Curt Cignetti's offense. He's thrived in it. |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/04/09/iufb-how-indiana-wr-elijah-sarratt-went-from-fcs-to-big-ten-in-2-years-curt-cignetti-jmu-transfer/73236320007/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}} Following the conclusion of the season, Sarratt entered the transfer portal for a second time.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-16 |title=JMU's Sarratt entering NCAA transfer portal |url=https://fredericksburg.com/jmus-sarratt-entering-ncaa-transfer-portal/article_c517ae2e-9c50-11ee-aea8-f7651675c933.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Fredericksburg.com |language=en}}
= Indiana =
On January 4, 2024, Sarratt announced that he would be transferring to Indiana University Bloomington to play for the Indiana Hoosiers.{{Cite web |last=Osterman |first=Zach |title=IU football caps busy day in transfer portal with perhaps Curt Cignetti's biggest catch. |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/01/04/indiana-football-jmu-wr-elijah-sarratt-to-transfer-to-hoosiers-all-sun-belt-curt-cignetti/72114573007/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Niziolek |first=Michael |title=Indiana football makes a splash with commitment from JMU transfer receiver Elijah Sarratt |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2024/01/05/indiana-football-verbal-commitment-elijah-sarratt-james-madison-transfers-curt-cignetti/71975020007/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=The Herald-Times |language=en-US}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Francis Red Flash|color=white}}"| Saint Francis Red Flash | |||||
| 2022
| 12 || 42 || 700 || 16.7 || 13 | |||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|James Madison Dukes|color=white}}"| James Madison Dukes | |||||
| 2023
| 13 || 82|| 1,191|| 14.5 || 8 | |||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana Hoosiers|color=white}}"| Indiana Hoosiers | |||||
| 2024
| 13 || 53 || 957 || 18.1 || 8 | |||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/elijah-sarratt-1.html Career] | 38 | 177 | 2,848 | 16.1 | 29 |
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|elijah_sarratt}}
- [https://sfuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/elijah-sarratt/9964 Saint Francis Red Flash bio]
- [https://jmusports.com/sports/football/roster/elijah-sarratt/19055 James Madison Dukes bio]
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/elijah-sarratt/18660 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Virginia
Category:People from Stafford, Virginia
Category:Sportspeople from Stafford County, Virginia
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore) alumni
Category:Saint Francis Red Flash football players