Sage Surratt

Sage Surratt (Born April 13, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Sage Surratt
Wake Forest Demon Deacons – No. 14
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEast Lincoln High School
(Denver, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Surratt grew up in Lincolnton, North Carolina and attended Lincolnton High School, where he played football and basketball and was an All-Conference selection in each of his four seasons in both sports. In football, he set state records for reception (366), yards (5,926) and touchdown receptions (80). In basketball, Surratt finished as the second-leading scorer in North Carolina history with 2,951 points.[1]

College career

Surratt redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Surratt was the Demon Deacons second leading receiver with 41 receptions for 581 yards and four touchdowns.[2] He started the first game of his collegiate career and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week after catching 11 passes for 150 yards against Tulane.[3]

Surratt was named the Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist four weeks into his redshirt sophomore season.[4] He was named the ACC Receiver of the Week in four out of the first eight weeks of the season and was the first player from a Power Five conference to accumulate 1,000 receiving yards.[5][6] Surratt suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on November 9, 2019 against Virginia Tech. He finished the season with 1,001 yards on 66 receptions with 11 touchdowns.[7] Despite only playing in nine games, Surratt was named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award and first team All-ACC.[8][9] After considering entering the 2020 NFL draft, Surratt announced that he would return to Wake Forest for his redshirt junior season.[10] However, before the start of the 2020 season, Surratt opted to sit out the season and prepare for the NFL draft.[11]

Personal

Surratt's older brother, Chazz Surratt, plays linebacker at the University of North Carolina.[12]

References
  1. Jordan, Jason (March 8, 2017). "Sage Surratt, one of the country's most talented hoopers, is done with basketball, focusing on football". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2019..
  2. O'Neill, Conor (October 1, 2019). "3. Sage Surratt". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Sage Surratt named week's top ACC rookie". HobbsDailyReport.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. Sanchez, Josh (September 25, 2019). "Biletnikoff Award Adds 8 Players to Watchlist After Week 4". COED.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. Patterson, Chip (November 12, 2019). "Wake Forest loses star WR Sage Surratt for the season ahead of showdown with Clemson". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. Foster, Edward (October 21, 2019). "Sage Surratt Named ACC Receiver of the Week...Again". BloggerSoDear.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. Alderson, Andrea (November 12, 2019). "Wake Forest's leading receiver Sage Surratt done for season". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. "Surratt brothers take spots on All-ACC first team". Lexington Dispatch. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  9. "Wake notes: Sage Surratt named semifinalist for top receiver award". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. O'Neill, Connor (December 21, 2019). "Boogie Basham, Sage Surratt returning for Wake Forest next season". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. Wassink, Zac (August 19, 2020). "Wake Forest WR Sage Surratt opts out of college football season". MSN.
  12. 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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