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Jersey Number 13
Elijah Sarratt
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 207
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
- Previous:
- Saint Francis
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2023:
Prior to JMU:
High School:
Personal:
- College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American
- Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American
- HERO Sports G5 Second Team All-American
- First Team All-Sun Belt
- VaSID University Division First Team All-State receiver
- JMU's Dean Ehlers Team MVP Award
- Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts at receiver
- Had 82 receptions for 1,191 receiving yards and eight touchdowns
- Also had a one-yard rushing touchdown, finishing with nine total scores
- Ranked third in JMU single-season history and second in Sun Belt in receiving yards (1,191)
- Ranked tied for third in JMU single-season history and third in Sun Belt in receptions (82), one shy of the record
- Ranked tied for seventh in JMU single-season history and tied for fourth in Sun Belt in receiving TD (8)
- Turned in six 100-yard receiving games, including one in each of the final four games
- Had career highs of 13 catches and 160 receiving yards vs. UConn (Nov. 11)
- Made eight receptions for 139 yards and a touchdown vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 28)
- Caught six passes for 107 yards and a career-high tying three touchdowns at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25) while adding a one-yard rushing touchdown for a career-best four total TDs
- Also had eight grabs for 128 yards and a score vs. App State (Nov. 18)
- Final game at JMU saw him make eight catches for 115 yards vs. Air Forces in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)
- Season-long 48-yard reception vs. South Alabama (Sept. 30)
- Had five or more catches in 10 games and eight or more in five outings
- Reached at least 75 receiving yards in eight games
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after spending one season at Saint Francis (2022)
- 2022 HERO Sports and Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American
- 2022 First Team All-NEC receiver
- Played in 12 games with four starts
- Had 42 receptions for 700 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns
- Also tallied 47 rushing yards on seven carries with a long of 13
- SFU leader in receiving touchdowns and third in both receptions and receiving yards as a true freshman
- Tied Saint Francis single-season receiving TD record
- Career-high seven receptions at Sacred Heart
- Career-high 121 receiving yards at Sacred Heart
- Career-high three receiving touchdowns at Sacred Heart
- Career-long 65-yard reception vs. Stonehill
- Four games with 5+ receptions
- Four games with at least 75 receiving yards
- Four multi-touchdown games
High School:
- Spent one prep season at Saint Frances Academy, which ranked #3 in the country in 2021
- Three-year varsity letterwinner at Colonial Forge (2017-19)
- 2019 All-State defensive back
- 2019 All-Region receiver, defensive back, kick returner and punt returner
- 2019 All-District receiver, defensive back, kick returner and punt returner
- Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball
- Graduated with honors
Personal:
- Son of Donnie and Kim Sarratt
- Has two brothers, Jalen and Josh
- His brother, Josh, is a safety at JMU
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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