The Miami Dolphins’ receiver room looks unrecognizable heading into April. Miami shipped Jaylen Waddle to Denver for a package headlined by the 30th overall pick, and the roster now features Malik Washington, Tutu Atwell, Jalen Tolbert, and Theo Wease Jr. as its primary options. Unfortunately, none of them profiles as a true No. 1 target.
PFSN analyst T.J. Randall, in his latest mock draft, has Miami selecting Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt at pick 90, projecting the national champion as a Day 2 target for a receiver-needy roster.
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Sarratt offers something Miami’s current corps lacks: a physically imposing target who wins at the catch point. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound receiver led all active FBS players with 44 career receiving touchdowns across stops at Saint Francis, James Madison, and Indiana. His 15 scores in 2025 paced the nation as the Hoosiers captured their first national championship.
In his previous mock draft, Randall had the Dallas Cowboys selecting Sarratt with the 92nd overall pick.
“After finding success at all three levels of Division 1 football, Elijah Sarratt goes two picks earlier than he did last time,” Randall wrote. “The big-bodied wideout could prove very resourceful for quarterback Malik Willis.”
Head coach Jeff Hafley addressed the situation at the NFL Annual Meeting, expressing confidence in the draft capital at his disposal.
“He’s going to throw the ball to some good players,” Hafley said of Willis. “We got a bunch of good guys coming back, a bunch of guys we signed, and we have a lot of draft picks, a lot of them. We have seven picks in the first 100. We’ll have receivers for Malik to throw to.”
The former Packers backup doesn’t need a receiver who wins with elite speed; he needs someone who finds soft spots in zone coverage and comes down with contested balls when the pocket collapses.
Sarratt checks both boxes as his route-running craft disguises intentions and creates late separation, while his hands and body control make him a threat on back-shoulder throws throughout the red zone. He projects as an outside receiver capable of lining up across the formation.
The production followed Sarratt at every level. He posted 82 catches for 1,191 yards at JMU in 2023, then followed coach Curt Cignetti to Indiana, where he caught 65 passes for 830 yards and 15 touchdowns during the championship run. According to PFSN’s CFB WR Impact Metric, Sarratt ranked 45th among receivers in college football last season with an impact score of 79.8.
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Over his three years at JMU and Indiana, Sarratt recorded 200 receptions for 2,978 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown back in 2023, and at pick 90, Sarratt represents value for a Dolphins team that can address other needs earlier.
Miami could target a receiver like USC’s Makai Lemon at 11, then add Sarratt as a complementary piece who won’t require volume to produce.
