Elijah Sarratt joins Day 3 steals
- Baltimore used the 115th pick Friday night on Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, one of several fourth-round receivers drawing immediate Day 3 value buzz. - Sarratt entered the draft with NFL.com’s No. 11 wide receiver grade, while Buffalo took Skyler Bell at 125 and Las Vegas took Mike Washington Jr. at 122. - Day 3 praise centered on fit and production after the 2026 draft closed Saturday. (nfl.com)
Baltimore added Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt at No. 115, and he quickly landed in the cluster of Day 3 picks getting “steal” talk. (baltimoreravens.com) (nfl.com) The Ravens took Sarratt in the fourth round on April 25 after selecting Southern California wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane in the third round. Baltimore’s team site called Sarratt another big-bodied target and noted he arrives after Indiana’s national championship season. (baltimoreravens.com) NFL.com graded Sarratt as the No. 11 receiver in the class and listed him at 6-foot-2 1/2 and 210 pounds. His prospect grade projected him as a good backup with starter development potential. (nfl.com) He was not the only fourth-round skill player drawing attention. The Raiders traded up to No. 122 for Arkansas running back Mike Washington Jr., and the Bills took Connecticut wide receiver Skyler Bell at No. 125. (raiders.com) (buffalobills.com) Buffalo’s case for Bell starts with production and testing. The Bills said Bell posted 101 catches, 1,278 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in 2025, and NFL.com logged a 4.40-second 40, a 41-inch vertical and an 11-foot-1 broad jump. (buffalobills.com) (nfl.com) CBS Sports’ team grades said Buffalo found value at picks 125 and 126 and specifically noted Skyler Bell matched a prior projection almost exactly. That kind of post-draft reaction is usually where “steal” labels start. (cbssports.com) The common thread is that all three came off the board in a 10-pick span in Round 4, after teams spent the first two days chasing premium positions. Once the board thins out, production, testing and scheme fit tend to drive the value arguments. (espn.com) (nfl.com) Baltimore’s version is straightforward: Sarratt joins a receiver room that just added Lane, giving Lamar Jackson two mid-round perimeter targets in consecutive rounds. ESPN’s Ravens draft recap said Baltimore opened the weekend by taking guard Olaivavega Ioane at No. 14, then kept layering depth across the roster. (espn.com) Whether Sarratt becomes a true draft bargain will take more than one weekend of praise. For now, the facts are simpler: he went 115th overall, he entered the draft as a top-11 receiver by NFL.com’s board, and he was picked later than that ranking suggested. (nfl.com)
