Chazz Surratt

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Chazz SurrattUniversity of North Carolina Football v MiamiKenan StadiumChapel Hill, NCSaturday, September 7, 2019

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Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Denver, N.C.
High School:
East Lincoln

2020 - Senior Season

Started all 11 games he appeared in at linebacker • Voted team captain and named defensive MVP • Butkus Award Semifinalist • Lott Trophy Semifinalist • Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Bednarik Award Watch List • Nagurski Trophy Watch List • First-team All-ACC selection • Bednarik Award National Player of the Week (9/15) • ACC Linebacker of the Week (9/14, 10/26) • Led Carolina and ranked sixth in the ACC with 91 tackles • Second on the team with 7.5 TFL and six sacks, and fourth with six hurries • Also had three PBU, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery • Named Chuck Bednarik Award and ACC Linebacker of the Week after a posting a game-high nine tackles and set career highs with 2.5 TFL and two sacks against Syracuse • Had team-high eight tackles and a sack at Boston College • Named ACC Linebacker of the Week after a team-high eight tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble against NC State • Had 10 tackles at Virginia • Registered 12 tackles and recovered a fumble at Duke • Had a season-high 14 tackles, two TFL and one sack against Wake Forest • Came up with a sack and seven tackles against No. 2 Notre Dame • Totaled six tackles against Western Carolina • Recorded 10 tackles and two pass breakups against No. 9 Miami.

2019 - Junior Season

Played in all 13 games, starting 11, at linebacker • First team All-ACC selection • Runner-up for ACC Defensive Player of the Year • His 31 total pressures ranked seventh among Power 5 linebackers according to Pro Football Focus • Led Carolina and ranked second in the ACC with 115 tackles and fourth with 8.8 tackles per game • Led the team with 15.0 TFL (5th ACC), 6.5 sacks and 10 QB hurries • Made the switch to linebacker from quarterback in the spring • Started at linebacker for the first time against South Carolina and came up with a team-high 12 tackles, a sack, a PBU and a pressure • Had five tackles versus Miami • Had eight tackles and a TFL at Wake Forest • Posted seven tackles, three QBH, two PBU, two TFL and one sack against Clemson • Registered 12 tackles for the second time at Georgia Tech • Had 17 tackles, two TFL and a sack at Virginia Tech • Had 12 tackles, a sack and a game-saving INT at the goal line against Duke • His 84.7 overall grade against Duke was tops on the team according to Pro Football Focus • Posted a game-high 15 tackles, two TFL and a forced fumble against Virginia • Had a team-high 10 tackles, two TFL and a sack at NC State • Came up with five tackles, two QB hurries, 1.5 TFL and a half sack against Temple in the Military Bowl.

2018 - Sophomore Season

Appeared in one game at quarterback against Miami • Posted 69 rushing yards and a TD.

2017 - Redshirt Freshman Season

Appeared in nine games and made seven starts • Finished with a team-high 1,342 yards passing, completing 107-of-183 attempts • Tossed eight TDs • Scored five rushing TDs and finished with 210 yards on the ground • Accounted for a pair of TDs in the win over WCU • Hit Beau Corrales for a 44-yard TD and rushed for a 59-yard score that surpassed his 56-yard TD run against Duke as UNC’s long rush of the year • Left the Miami game early due to injury • Started the Virginia Tech game and completed 4-of-8 passes for 94 yards and a score • Hit Anthony Ratliff-Williams for a 43-yard TD against the Hokies • Threw for 179 yards and a TD against Notre Dame • Attempted a season-high 42 passes against the Irish • Completed 18-of-30 passes for 141 yards in the loss at Georgia Tech • Threw for 259 yards for the second straight week and added 77 rushing yards in the Duke game • Had a 56-yard rushing TD that was the longest for a UNC quarterback since Darian Durant in 2003 • In his second straight start, completed 16-of-24 passes for 259 yards and was responsible for three TDs (one passing, two rushing) • Started the Louisville game and completed 12-of-14 passes for 168 yards and two scores • Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for his performance in the Louisville game • Made his collegiate debut in the third series of the Cal game • Finished 18-of-28 through the air for 161 yards and a TD • Also rushed 16 times for 66 yards and a score • Redshirted in 2016.

East Lincoln High School

Named Parade All-America and Parade National Player of the Year as a senior • Named The Associated Press offensive player of the year in North Carolina • Gatorade state player of the year • Two-time first-team AP all-state selection • MaxPreps national small schools player of the year • Broke the state record for career total yards with 16,593 and also owns the state record for TD responsibility with 229 career scores • Threw for 3,536 yard and 51 TDs with 10 INTs during his senior season • Also ran for 1,345 yards and 15 more scores • Led East Lincoln to 30 straight wins • Broke the state record for total offense held previously by Charlotte Independence quarterback and three-time state champion Chris Leak • Named the 2014 and 2015 North Carolina Prep Player of the Year (only two-time winner) • Wendy’s High School All-America • Finished second for AP player of the year voting as a junior • Won the 2AA football state championship in 2012 and 2014 • Earned MVP honors in the 2014 state championship game • Four-time NC Preps all-state selection in Football • Three-time player of the year in the SD-7 Conference in football • Three-time NC Preps all-state selection in basketball • Conference player of the year and district player of the year in basketball as a junior • NCHSAA male athlete of the year as a junior • AP all-state selection in basketball as a junior • Member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club • Coached by Mike Byus.

Personal

Son of Kevin and Brandi Surratt • Has two brothers, Sage Surratt, who played wide receiver at Wake Forest, and Ethan Kincaid • Birthday is Feb. 16.