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Ravens Take Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt at No. 115 in Push for Bigger Targets

Baltimore targets size at receiver to give Lamar Jackson contested-catch options in the red zone.

Overview

  • Baltimore selected Elijah Sarratt in the fourth round with pick No. 115, following a third-round choice of USC’s Ja’Kobi Lane.
  • The team cast both moves as adding physical receivers who can box out defenders when a throw is tightly covered.
  • Sarratt measures 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds, and analyst Ian Hartitz tracked him at a 57% catch rate on contested targets.
  • He built a calling card on back-shoulder throws at Indiana, a timing route the Ravens say they want to lean on with Jackson.
  • He grew up in Virginia, spent his senior year at Baltimore’s Saint Frances Academy, rose from a zero-star recruit to an Indiana captain, and carries the “Waffle House” nickname for being “open.”