Chazz Surratt

Chazz Surratt (born February 16, 1997) [1] is an American football linebacker for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Chazz Surratt
North Carolina Tar Heels – No. 21
PositionLinebacker
Class
Redshirt
Senior
MajorSports Administration
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEast Lincoln (Denver, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-16) February 16, 1997
Denver, North Carolina
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Surratt attended East Lincoln High School in Denver, North Carolina. A highly regarded high school quarterback, Surratt was a two-time first-team Associated Press all-state selection. During his senior year, Surratt was named Parade National Player of the Year and a Parade All-American, as well as the Associated Press offensive player of the year in North Carolina.[2]

College career

Recruited by then-Coach Larry Fedora to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play quarterback, Surratt redshirted during his first season with the program. Named the starting quarterback during his redshirt freshman season, replacing graduate transfer Brandon Harris, Surratt struggled with both inconsistency and injury, appearing in nine games and starting seven. He appeared in one game during his redshirt sophomore season before being lost to injury.[3]

Surratt elected to make the switch to linebacker prior to his redshirt junior season. Surratt had a successful season, highlighted by a game-winning interception against rival Duke University.[4] After the completion of the season, Surratt was named first-team All-ACC at the linebacker position.[5]

Surratt opted out of participating in the 2021 Orange Bowl (January), in order to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

Personal

Surratt's younger brother, Sage Surratt, was an All-Conference wide-receiver at the Wake Forest University.[7]

References
  1. https://twitter.com/tarheelchaplain/status/964497697431588864
  2. "UNC Commit Chazz Surratt Named Parade All-America Player of the Year". Chapelboro.com. February 5, 2016.
  3. "Chazz Surratt Embracing Linebacker Mindset". 247Sports.com. August 4, 2019.
  4. "UNC's Chazz Surratt redeems himself with game-sealing interception versus Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. October 27, 2019.
  5. "Clemson Leads 2019 All-ACC Football Team". TheACC.com. December 3, 2019.
  6. Delahanty, Nick (December 21, 2020). "UNC Football: Chazz Surratt opts out of bowl game". keepingitheel.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. Fowler, Chapel (September 11, 2019). "The Surratt Bowl: Wake Forest game will pit UNC's Chazz against younger brother, Sage". The Daily Tar Heel.


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