Darryl Surgent

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alexandria, La.
High School:
Alexandria

2012 (Junior): Starting receiver in the first 12 games while also serving as the primary kickoff and punt returner. . . caught 34 passes for 569 yards and three touchdowns. . . also returned 39 kickoffs for a 19.1 average and 12 punts for 17 yards. . . made four catches or more in six games. . . had five catches for a season-high 107 yards, making touchdown grabs of 25 and 38 yards. . . caught a 73-yard touchdown pass at Oklahoma State (9/15/12). . . made a season-high six catches for 57 yards at ULM (10/3/12). . . earned third letter.

2011 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games at wide receiver, making 11 starts and earning the team’s utility player of the year award for being the best all-purpose athlete. . . was not listed as a starter for the last two games of the regular season (at Arkansas State & at Arizona). . . was fourth on the team with 28 catches and 518 receiving yards and was third with six receiving touchdowns. . . also returned 37 kickoffs for a 20.9 average (774 yards) and 27 punts for 323 yards. . . led the Sun Belt and ranked 13^th nationally with a 12.0 punt return average. . . grabbed at least one pass in all but one game (Nicholls Sate) with a season-high three grabs done four times. . . made two catches for 109 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown and a season-best 65-yard grab, vs. North Texas (10/15). . . rushed for a 16-yard TD at Middle Tennessee (10/29). . . finished the year with 283 all-purpose yards vs. San Diego State, catching three passes for 93 yards (56 yard long), returning five kickoffs for 98 yards and having two punt returns for 92 yards, including an 87-yard punt for a touchdown. . . the punt return TD was the second-longest in school history. . . earned second letter.

2010 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games as a wide receiver and on special teams. . . Missed Troy and WKU games with a shoulder injury. . . made seven catches for 22 yards with a team-best 22.1 yards per catch. . . returned 21 kickoffs for 629 yards and a 20.3 average. . . was third on the team with 785 all-purpose yards. . . collected a season-best four receptions for 110 yards at Ohio, the only 100-yard receiving game by a Cajuns wide receiver. . . had eight kickoff returns for 238 yards , including a 97-yard return for a touchdown, vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State to set a single game school record for kickoff return yards. . . .the 97-yard return was the second longest kickoff return in school history. . . tied single-game record for kickoff returns with nine at Ole Miss.

High School: Honorable mention all-state choice as a senior at Alexandria High, playing for coach Chris Gatlin. . . caught 43 passes for 860 yards and had 14 TDs as a senior, including 11 receiving. . . named team MVP. . . earned first team all-district honors at wide receiver and second team all-district honors as a kick returner as both a junior and senior.

Personal: Born May 13, 1992 in Alexandria, La. . . . son of Karolyn Surgent and Darryl Surgent. . . has one brother (Ray) and two sisters (Kourtney & Chavon). . . is a member of the Kinesiology Professional Association at UL. . . exercise science major.