A monster season at James Madison has IU wideout Elijah Sarratt on the preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Sarratt, who transferred to Indiana in January to follow head coach Curt Cignetti and his staff, was named first-team all-Sun Belt Conference after catching a team-high 82 passes for 1,191 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore in 2023. Over the Dukes’ final six games, Sarratt had over 100 receiving yards in five contests.
The 6-foot-2 and 209-pound Sarratt transferred to JMU after spending one season at Saint Francis (2022) where he had 42 receptions for 700 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.
The Virginia product has two years of eligibility remaining. He’s part of a highly experienced Indiana wide receiver room that also features Donaven McCulley, E.J. Williams Jr., Ke’Shawn Williams, Miles Cross, and Myles Price.
Sarratt, McCulley, Cross, Price and both Williams all have significant experience as starters. That group of six has combined for 582 receptions, 7,164 yards, and 40 TDs over their college careers.
The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver.
The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted.
Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.
2024 Indiana Football Preseason Accolades
James Bomba – AFCA Good Works Team Nominee, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
James Evans – Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
D’Angelo Ponds – Lott Trophy Preseason Watch List
Elijah Sarratt – Bilitikoff Award Preseason Watch List
Solomon Vanhorse – College Football Comeback Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Kelly Akharaiyi Mississippi State WR
Nic Anderson Oklahoma WR
Andrew Armstrong Arkansas WR
Lawrence Arnold Kansas WR
Pofele Ashlock Hawaii WR
Sean Atkins USF WR
Elic Ayomanor Stanford WR
Demeer Blankumsee Memphis WR
Samuel Brown Miami WR
Luther Burden III Missouri WR
Kevin Concepcion North Carolina State WR
CJ Daniels LSU WR
Emeka Egbuka Ohio State WR
Mitchell Evans Notre Dame TE
Malachi Fields Virginia WR
Jacolby George Miami WR
Tre Harris Ole Miss WR
Ashtyn Hawkins Baylor WR
Jayden Higgins Iowa State WR
Joey Hobert Texas State WR
Tory Horton Colorado State WR
Kobe Hudson UCF WR
Travis Hunter Colorado CB
Daniel Jackson Minnesota WR
Ashton Jeanty Boise State RB
Tez Johnson Oregon WR
Josh Kelly Texas Tech WR
Caullin Lacy Louisville WR
Robert Lewis Auburn WR
Colston Loveland Michigan TE
Ja’Mori Maclin Kentucky WR
Eric McAlister TCU WR
Tetairoa McMillan Arizona WR
Kris Mitchell Notre Dame WR
Jordan Moore Duke WR
Jaylin Noel Iowa State WR
Rashod Owens Oklahoma State WR
Will Pauling Wisconsin WR
Brennan Presley Oklahoma State WR
Jamaal Pritchett South Alabama WR
Xavier Restrepo Miami WR
Kaedin Robinson App State WR
Jalen Royals Utah State WR
Elijah Sarratt Indiana WR
Roc Taylor Memphis WR
LaJohntay Wester Colorado WR
Squirrel White Tennessee WR
Ricky White UNLV WR
Kyle Williams Washington State WR
