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UNC Football: Sporting News names Chazz Surratt first team All-America

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)

UNC football defensive standout Chazz Surratt has been named a first team All-American by Sporting News.

North Carolina senior linebacker Chazz Surratt has been named a first team All-America selection by Sporting News, the publication announced on Tuesday. Surratt lived up to expectations in 2020 after being tabbed a preseason All-American by just about every sports news outlet in the nation following a terrific junior campaign.