Every journey starts somewhere. For Chandler Rivers and Elijah Sarratt, that ‘somewhere’ now comes in the purple and black of the Baltimore Ravens. Rivers is a five-foot-nine, 185-pound cornerback. Sarratt is a wide receiver who stands at six-foot-two and tips the scales at 210 pounds. Both arrive highly decorated.
Rivers is a 2024 First-Team All-ACC mention who also earned second-team honors in 2025. Sarratt’s collegiate run left little room in the trophy case. Part of the College Football Playoff National Championship-winning Indian Hoosiers, he led the NCAA in receiving touchdowns at the end of the 2025 season. He was named Second-team All-Big Ten after receiving Third-team All-Big Ten honors one year prior. He also has First-team All-NEC (2022) and First-Team All-Sun Belt (2023) honors on his resume.
Both are part of an exciting Ravens 2026 11-man draft class. Baltimore’s social media team shared clips featuring the two as they enjoyed their time at the rookie minicamp.
The work has begun. Here’s your first look at @elijah_sarrattpic.twitter.com/6ZVLHIdzNI
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 4, 2026
.@_ChandlerRivers getting active ❗ pic.twitter.com/1WtwDm6p8d
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 5, 2026
The journey is just beginning for two exciting Ravens rookies.
Early footage in shorts with no pads. We won’t learn much until later. Practice time and eventual game reps will be key. Even in moments like these, there’s something worth noting: the speed and the movement. There is also the comfort level. It’s the first opportunity to see how college production starts translating to the professional stage. They’re both traveling on two different paths. albeit to the same opportunity. Both seek spots on the 53-man roster.
Rivers enters as a defensive back with the kind of athletic profile that fits what Baltimore has consistently valued on that side of the ball: versatility, quickness, and the ability to compete in space. Sarratt, meanwhile, arrives with a different responsibility. At wide receiver, expectations come quickly. Route precision, timing, and chemistry aren’t optional. They’re required. And for a young pass catcher, every rep matters.
We’ve seen short clips and early reps, i.e., nothing definitive, but they signal something bigger. Rivers and Sarratt haven’t proven anything yet, but they have taken the first step. In Baltimore, that first step is where everything of note always begins.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Chandler Rivers and Elijah Sarratt make Ravens debut
