Elijah Sarratt

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Elijah Sarratt
2025-0722 Elijah Sarratt.jpg
Sarratt at 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days
No. 13 – Indiana Hoosiers
Position Wide receiver
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born (2003-05-28) May 28, 2003 (age 22) [1]
Stafford, Virginia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Frances Academy
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Elijah Sarratt (born May 28, 2003), [1] nicknamed "Waffle House", [2] is an American college football wide receiver for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Saint Francis Red Flash and James Madison Dukes.

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Early life

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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] Following the conclusion of the season, Sarratt entered the transfer portal for a second time. [7]

Indiana

On January 4, 2024, Sarratt announced that he would be transferring to Indiana University Bloomington to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. [8] [9] In his first season with the Hoosiers, he recorded 53 receptions for 957 yards and eight touchdowns and was named to the third-team All-Big Ten. [10]

Sarratt returned to Indiana for the 2025 season. He scored three touchdowns in the Hoosiers' 56–9 win against the Kennesaw State Owls. [11] He caught the game-winning touchdown, a 49-yard pass, with 88 seconds left in Indiana's win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. [12] Sarratt caught eight passes for 121 yards and a touchdown in an upset win against the Oregon Ducks. [13] He suffered a hamstring injury early in the game against the Maryland Terrapins and missed the following two games. [14] He was named second-team All-Big Ten for the 2025 season. [15]

College statistics

Legend
Led FBS
BoldCareer high
SeasonTeamGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2022 Saint Francis 124270016.713
2023 James Madison 13821,19114.58
2024 Indiana 135395718.18
2025 Indiana 146583012.815

References

  1. 1 2 @elijah_sarratt (May 28, 2024). "Blessed to see another year 🙏🏽 #21" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Flick, Daniel (October 16, 2024). "Inside the origin of 'Waffle House,' Indiana football receiver's viral nickname". Indiana Daily Student . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staff reports (January 20, 2020). "Colonial Forge football standout Elijah Sarratt transferring to St. Frances Academy". Inside NOVA. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fleischman, Noah (March 29, 2023). "Sarratt Brothers Embrace Sharing The Field Together". Daily News-Record. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ Shane, Mettlen (October 25, 2023). "JMU's Elijah Sarratt Emerging At Wide Receiver". Daily News-Record. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ Brown, Zion. "IU transfer WR Elijah Sarratt knows Curt Cignetti's offense. He's thrived in it". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ "JMU's Sarratt entering NCAA transfer portal". Fredericksburg.com. December 16, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ Osterman, Zach. "IU football caps busy day in transfer portal with perhaps Curt Cignetti's biggest catch". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Niziolek, Michael. "Indiana football makes a splash with commitment from JMU transfer receiver Elijah Sarratt". The Herald-Times. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ By; Browning, Zach; By; Browning, Zach (August 19, 2025). "The bumpy, winding road that built Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ Osterman, Zach (September 6, 2025). "'He's Waffle House.' Elijah Sarratt has 3-touchdown game, establishes connection with Fernando Mendoza". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ Marot, Michael (October 21, 2025). "Elijah Sarratt, Omar Cooper Jr. headline receiving corps that has No. 2 Indiana soaring". Associated Press . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ Cohen, Michael (October 24, 2025). "Elijah Sarratt Followed Curt Cignetti to Indiana — and Became a Star in the Shadows". Fox Sports . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  14. ↑ Flick, Daniel (November 24, 2025). "Indiana Football WR Elijah Sarratt, EDGE Mikail Kamara to Play vs Purdue". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Curt Cignetti Repeats, Indiana, Ohio State Dominate AP All-Big Ten 1st Team". Fox Sports . December 9, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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