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Notre Dame Football: The top 5 Wide Receivers the Irish will face in 2020

By Andrew Hall

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 12: Tyler Vaughns #21 of the USC Trojans makes a five-yard touchdown reception behind Troy Pride Jr. #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second half of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 12, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated USC 30-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 12: Tyler Vaughns #21 of the USC Trojans makes a five-yard touchdown reception behind Troy Pride Jr. #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second half of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 12, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated USC 30-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 19: Sage Surratt #14 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons makes a catch against Akeem Dent #27 of the Florida State Seminoles during the first half of their game at BB&T Field on October 19, 2019 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 19: Sage Surratt #14 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons makes a catch against Akeem Dent #27 of the Florida State Seminoles during the first half of their game at BB&T Field on October 19, 2019 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Sage Surratt – Junior – Wake Forest

The Redshirt Junior from Lincolnton, North Carolina is an imposing physical Wide Receiver. At 6’3″ and 215 lbs., he muscles the ball away from opposing defenders. Although he does not possess elite speed, he uses his size to get separation.

Surratt chose to return to Wake Forest instead of departing for the NFL. Last year, in an injury shortened campaign, Surratt grabbed 66 passes for 1,001 yards and 11 touchdowns. He suffered an injury against Virginia Tech and missed the final four games of the season. If Surratt continued on his receiving pace, he would have tallied 1,445 yards in an entire year.

Surratt performed significantly better at home than on the road. At home, he compiled 52 receptions for 872 yards with 7 touchdowns. On the road, Surratt only caught 14 passes for 129 yards and 4 scores. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, Surratt and the Demon Deacons host the Irish in North Carolina this season.

A few question marks face Surratt in the 2020 season. First, his Quarterback Jamie Newman departed for Georgia as a Graduate Transfer. Sam Hartman returns to his starting role that he held during his Freshman year. He is not as talented as Surratt – possibly harming his production in 2020. Second, Surratt must return to form from an injury that required season ending surgery.

Both of these issues may cause Surratt’s Junior year to be less productive than his breakout Sophomore campaign. However, many prognosticators believe Surratt will return to form and become a first team All-ACC player.

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