Sage Surratt (born April 13, 1998) is an

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for the New Orleans Breakers of the

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(USFL). He was signed by the

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as an

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after not being selected in the

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, and was on their

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for 2021. He played

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at Wake Forest.

Early life and high school

Surratt grew up in

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, and attended

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before transferring to

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his senior year, 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.

College career

Surratt

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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. He started the first game of his collegiate career and was named the

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Rookie of the Week after catching 11 passes for 150 yards against Tulane. Surratt was named the

Fred Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was creat ...

watchlist four weeks into his redshirt sophomore season. 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. 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. Despite only playing in nine games, Surratt was named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award and first team All-ACC. After considering entering the

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, Surratt announced that he would return to Wake Forest for his redshirt junior season. However, before the start of the 2020 season, Surratt opted out for the season.

Professional career

Surratt ran a 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds. Surratt signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 15, 2021.

Birmingham Stallions

On March 10, 2022, Surratt was drafted by the

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of the

. He was transferred to the team's practice squad on April 14, 2022, and remained on the inactive roster on April 22. He was moved to the active roster on May 6, and to the inactive roster again on May 14 with a hip flexor. He was moved back to the active roster on May 20.

Los Angeles Chargers

On July 31, 2022, Surratt signed with the

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. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 30, 2022.

New Orleans Breakers

On February 15, 2023, Surratt signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the

(USFL).

Personal life

Surratt's older brother,

Chazz Surratt Chazz Surratt (born February 16, 1997) is an American football middle linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, where he began his career as a quarterback, and was drafte ...

, played linebacker at

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, and was drafted by the

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in the

References

External links

Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surratt, Sage 1998 births Living people American football wide receivers People from Lincolnton, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players Detroit Lions players Birmingham Stallions (2022) players Los Angeles Chargers players New Orleans Breakers (2022) players