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Scouting Nugget: Big body possession WR
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Wide Receiver #35 in the 2026 class.
Background
Wake Forest WR from Marshville (NC); four-year Deacon who returned from multiple injuries. Brother of former NBA player Sage Surratt (same name, different person — this Sage is football-only).
College Production
2019-25 Wake: 150+ career rec, 2,200+ yds across multiple injury-shortened seasons.
Scouting Take
Big-bodied (6-3, 215) possession X with plus contested catch; experienced route runner. Injury history is the dominant concern; medical re-check heavy.
Draft Projection
UDFA. Contested-catch red-zone specialist; medical-dependent.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Sage Surratt as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- REPORTED Atlanta Falcons: moved on from Darnell Mooney (speed-WR).
Picks held: R2 #48 - REPORTED New England Patriots: moved on from Stefon Diggs (route-runner).
Picks held: R1 #31; R2 #63 - REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Curtis Samuel (slot-WR).
Picks held: R1 #26
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Iso-X / boundary-9 / dig-game offenses
San Francisco 49ers · Buffalo Bills · Detroit Lions · Cincinnati Bengals
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$0.84M base + bonus (1-yr) · Pick range: UDFA · ~0% guaranteed
UDFA 1-yr deal: $840K base + ~$10K-$25K signing bonus
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway
Position Versatility & Alternative Roles
- Move-Y TE / 12-personnel flex — Frame is large enough to flex into in-line tight-end snaps in 12-personnel; could add blocking value as a backside slot.
Day-3 NFL Roster Pathway
Day 3 projection means a 53-man roster spot is not guaranteed — special-teams contribution (kick/punt coverage, gunner, return-game blocking) is the typical first-year survival path.
Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 WR prospects, his 6-3 / 215 lbs frame sits at the 86th percentile in height and 100th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Sage Surratt is WR #35 of 51 ranked WRs in the 2026 class. Of those, 19 are projected in the R7/UDFA range.
- School pipeline: One of 4 Wake Forest prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only WR.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Sage Surratt’s NFL Archetype: Drake London
Drake London (Atlanta Falcons)
Closest WR physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-3/215 lbs, X role. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Wide Receiver Prospects
Closest matches to Sage Surratt (6-3 / 215 lbs, #35 WR) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Dillon BellTIER MATCH Georgia · 6-1/210 lbs · #34 WR · R7-UDFA
- J. Michael Sturdivant Florida · 6-3/195 lbs · #32 WR · R7
- Chase RobertsSIZE MATCH BYU · 6-4/205 lbs · #38 WR · R6
- Dane KeySIZE MATCH Nebraska · 6-3/210 lbs · #41 WR · R7
- Jalen McMillanTIER MATCH Louisville · 6-1/195 lbs · #36 WR · UDFA
Wake Forest & The 2026 Class
More from Wake Forest
- Malachi Singleton · CB #22 · UDFA
- Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT #13 · R7
- Demond Claiborne · RB #10 · R5
Other R7-UDFA prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Sage Surratt.
- Garrison Grimes · LS · BYU
- Luke Altmyer · QB · Illinois
- Davon Booth · RB · Mississippi State
- Max Bredeson · TE · Michigan
- Latu Faatui · TE · Arizona State
- Fernando Carmona · IOL · Arkansas