Elijah Sarratt

HISTORY — From College Profile

Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 25 career games with 14 starts … Spent one seasons at Saint Francis (Pa.) (2022) and one season at James Madison (2023) … Earned first-team All-Sun Belt as a sophomore … Tabbed FCS Freshman All-America and first-team All-Northeast Conference as a freshman … Owns six career 100-yard receiving games (5 at JMU; 1 at SFU) … Posted multiple touchdowns in five games (5 at JMU) … Leads all FBS true juniors with 21 receiving touchdowns and sits No. 2 with 1,890 yards receiving (Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona).

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).

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.