Chazz Surratt

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Chazz Surratt
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No. 41 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-16) February 16, 1997 (age 24)
Denver, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:East Lincoln
(Denver, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina (2016–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-ACC (2019, 2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chazz Surratt (born February 16, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and was drafted by the Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

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.[1]

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.[2]

When Head Coach Mack Brown returned before the 2019 season, Surratt elected to make the switch to linebacker prior to his redshirt junior season, rather than transfer to another school for an opportunity to continue to play quarterback, as Carolina had just signed the highly-touted Sam Howell. Surratt had a successful season, highlighted by a game-winning interception against rival Duke University.[3] For the 2019 season, Surratt played in 13 games and had 115 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovered. After the completion of the season, Surratt was named first-team All-ACC at the linebacker position.[4] For his redshirt senior season in 2020, Surratt played in 11 games and finished with 91 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovered.

Surratt opted out of participating in the 2021 Orange Bowl in January, in order to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.[5]

Professional career[]

Surratt was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round (78th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

Personal life[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "UNC Commit Chazz Surratt Named Parade All-America Player of the Year". Chapelboro.com. February 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chazz Surratt Embracing Linebacker Mindset". 247Sports.com. August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "UNC's Chazz Surratt redeems himself with game-sealing interception versus Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. October 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Clemson Leads 2019 All-ACC Football Team". TheACC.com. December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Delahanty, Nick (December 21, 2020). "UNC Football: Chazz Surratt opts out of bowl game". keepingitheel.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Peters, Craig (April 30, 2021). "Vikings Draft North Carolina Linebacker Chazz Surratt with 78th Overall Pick". Vikings.com. Retrieved May 11, 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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