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Indiana University wide receiver Elijah Sarratt.

The Dallas Cowboys have arguably the NFL’s best 1-2 punch at wide receiver with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens — a pair of NFL All-Pros who are essentially unstoppably when paired with quarterback Dak Prescott.

What the Cowboys don’t have is any discernible depth beyond those 2. And with Pickens’ future with the team very much in doubt thanks to his complicated contract status, that means the 2026 NFL draft might be somewhere they can add a possible WR3 for 2026 that could develop into a WR2 in the near future.

NFL.com’s Chad Reuter has the Cowboys pegged to take a wide receiver in the 3rd round with Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt at No. 70 overall.

Sarratt, 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, led the FBS with 15 receiving touchdowns in 2025 on the way to helping lead the Hoosiers to an undefeated season and the 1st national championship in program history.

He’s also earned a pretty incredible nickname for his ability to always find a way to get the ball.

“Big receiver whose competitiveness and elite catch-phase execution allow him to overcome his athletic limitations,” NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote. “While he’s nicknamed ‘Waffle House’ because he’s said to be ‘always open,’ Sarratt sees a high number of contested targets versus man coverage. He’s tight-hipped with below-average foot quickness and falls below the line as a separator. Once the throw goes up, however, he consistently beats corners with size, body control and catch-space strength to clean up. He’ll face press matchups that leave his catch column dry, but he’s built and wired for possession targets over the first two levels.”

Sarratt’s Path to Becoming Top NFL Draft Prospect

Sarratt has taken a circuitous path to becoming a top NFL prospect with the Hoosiers, who are undefeated and have the No. 1 seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff — perhaps the greatest turnaround in College Football History.

Coming out of prep football powerhouse St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Sarratt was a zero-star recruit and starred at FCS St. Francis (Pa.) as a true freshman in 2022.

He transferred to James Madison for the 2023 season, where he earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors with 82 receptions, 1,191 yards, and 9 touchdowns in 2023.

In his 2 seasons with the Hoosiers, Sarratt had 118 receptions for 1,787 yards, and 23 touchdowns — while also becoming part of 1 of the most incredible underdog stories in sports history.

“Elijah Sarratt has emerged as a high-volume target with WR1 potential and late-game playmaking to become a difference-maker in the NFL,” Bleacher Report’s Damian Parson wrote in his pre-draft evaluation. “Sarratt’s game combines strong hands, route-running, and an infectious desire to make impactful plays when his team needs them.”

Cowboys Don’t Have Depth at Wide Receiver

It’s worth reiterating that the Cowboys don’t have depth at wide receiver beyond Lamb and Pickens — Ryan Flournoy and Kavontae Turpin are their next-best options.

That’s not to say they don’t have a pretty excellent option as a third pass-catching target — $50 million Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson had a bounce-back season in 2025 with 82 receptions for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns and his best football still seems like it’s ahead of him.