Elijah Sarratt is a wide receiver from Indiana who is ranked No. 76 on my NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board. This comprehensive scouting report analyzes Sarratt’s draft potential, current mock draft trends, and where he ranks among the top prospects.
Elijah Sarratt’s NFL Draft Potential
Elijah Sarratt has produced everywhere he’s gone. As a true freshman at Saint Francis, he racked up 42 catches for 700 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a true sophomore at James Madison under Curt Cignetti, he amassed 82 catches for 1,191 yards and eight scores. Following Cignetti to Indiana in 2024, Sarratt picked up where he left off, pacing the Hoosiers with 53 catches for 937 yards and eight TDs. Now, with the best QB of his career in Fernando Mendoza, Sarratt is enjoying his best year yet — and that’s saying a lot with how high a bar he’s set.
Some players simply have an instinct for playing wide receiver, and Sarratt falls under that category. Though he’s not an elite vertical athlete at 6’2″, 209 pounds, Sarratt has good hip sink, good speed, and throttle control, and he knows how to offset defenders and work through stems to create space for himself. Beyond that, he’s a true master of catch-point control and timing. He uses his frame proactively to box out, he uses late hands to avoid keying in defenders, and he has the flow-state body control and coordination to make tight, high-difficulty catches look second nature.
Sarratt’s PFSN WRi score of 82 is Top 15 among all CFB receivers. Per TruMedia, he has a stalwart 12.83% catch rate over expectation, and he’s also proven his mettle as a heavy-set RAC threat. At his size, with his lean, wiry mass, Sarratt has the ability to scrape through arm tackles, but he also possesses the balance and nimble agility to reset his feet and keep driving on extension plays.
Sarratt and teammate Omar Cooper Jr. have split most of Indiana’s pass-game volume, and Cooper clears Sarratt as a vertical and explosive RAC threat. But when Indiana needs a conversion — either with a clutch contested catch or a tough catch-and-run — they go to Sarratt more often than not. It’s a reflection of Sarratt’s all-encompassing reliability, and why he should maintain a role as a WR2 or WR3 at the NFL level.
CFB Week 9 Update
It was a relatively nondescript day for Sarratt in Week 9 against UCLA. The senior caught just two passes for six yards and a touchdown. In this game, the Hoosiers ultimately didn’t need to press down on the gas all too much with their passing game, and when his number was called in the red zone, Sarratt delivered — as he has time and time again across his collegiate career.
CFB Week 10 Update
Sarratt was held without a catch in Indiana’s 55-10 victory over the Maryland Terrapins, but not by fault of himself or the opposing coverage. Per head coach Curt Cignetti, Sarratt had been playing with a minor injury the past few weeks. Early in the Maryland game, he tweaked that injury, leading to his precautionary removal from the game.
Sarratt’s counterpart Omar Cooper Jr. logged seven catches for 86 yards and a touchdown in Sarratt’s absence, but the hope is that Sarratt will be back to full health by the time Indiana gets into late November and early December, where bigger and bigger games await.
CFB Week 11 Update
Sarratt was held out of Indiana’s Week 11 contest against the Penn State Nittany Lions due to injury. Mendoza clearly missed his presence as a sure-handed safety blanket, and the hope is that Sarratt will return for the Hoosiers’ Week 12 contest against Wisconsin.
Where Is Sarratt Being Selected Most Often in the PFSN Mock Draft Simulator?
Sarratt currently holds the No. 76 overall rank among prospects, reflecting his standing among mid-round prospects. His most recent Average Draft Position (ADP) of 69.8 as of November 11 reflects that he is typically being selected on Day 2 or early Day 3.
Interestingly, his ADP is higher than his rank, suggesting that users are targeting him more aggressively than his positional ranking might indicate.
Users controlling the Atlanta Falcons have been the team that selected Sarratt the most frequently over the past week, accounting for 1.7% of their picks across all seven rounds.
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Where Does Elijah Sarratt Rank Amongst Other NFL Draft Prospects?
Sarratt is currently ranked No. 76 overall in my October 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Among WR prospects, Sarratt ranks 10th at the position, trailing prospects like Carnell Tate, Jordyn Tyson, Makai Lemon. Currently ranked in the top 100, Sarratt will look to increase their draft stock in the coming months.
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