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2021 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select UNC Linebacker Chazz Surratt

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 24: Chazz Surratt #21 of the North Carolina Tar Heels surveys the field during their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Kenan Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 48-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

The moment has arrived and the Minnesota Vikings have drafted Chazz Surratt in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 15th overall pick. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker has made a name for himself at North Carolina as a defensive leader, despite starting his career in Chapel Hill as a quarterback.