Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU

Junior (2017): HONORS: A preseason Heisman Trophy candidate… Named to the Biletnikoff Preseason Watch List… Named a preseason first-team All-American, All-AAC offensive and Top 30 AAC (No. 3) Player by College Football News… A second-team preseason All-American, All-AAC first team and Group of 5 wild card player by Athlon Sports… Selected No. 18 on SI College Football’s Freaks List and No. 28 on its Top 100 Players of 2017 preseason list… Selected as the No. 11 player on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 50 Most Import College Football Players in Texas preseason list… No. 1 on College Football 24/7 Top Wide Receivers to Watch in 2017 list… Named College Sports Madness preseason third-team All-America and first-team All-AAC.

Sophomore (2016): Played and started in all 12 games at wide receiver…Became the first SMU receiver to garner first-team all-conference honors since current Dallas Cowboy Cole Beasley in 2011…Led the team in receptions (76), receiving yards (1,246) and receiving touchdowns (10)…Ranked in the top-20 in the nation in receiving yards per game (103.8 – 12th), receiving yards (1,246 – 19th) and receptions per game (6.3 – 20th)…Became just the ninth Mustang to register 1,000 yards in a season, finishing with 1,246, which ranks third at SMU…Ranked ninth in school history with 2,135 receiving yards and sixth at SMU with 19 receiving touchdowns…Currently holds both the freshman and sophomore single-season receiving yards record…HONORS: Named preseason first-team Athlon Sports American Athletic all-conference…Named to both the Biletnikoff Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preaseason Watch Lists…Named to the 2016 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference… Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week (Nov. 22)…Named to The American Weekly Honor Roll three times (Sept. 5, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21)…SCHOOL RECORDS: Set the Mustangs sophomore record for receiving yards with 1,246, previously held by current Atlanta Falcon Aldrick Robinson…Set a single-game school record for receiving yards (252) on a career-high 13 receptions against USF.

2015-16 Basketball (Freshman): Joined the team on Jan. 28… Played in 3 games… Totaled 3 points & 2 rebounds in 4 min… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 3 points and had a rebound in his SMU basketball debut at USF 2/7.

Freshman (2015): Played and started in all 12 games at wide receiver… Had team highs in catches (49), yards (862) and touchdowns (9)… Recorded individual highs in catches (8), yards (165) and touchdowns (2) against Tulsa and also had two touchdowns against Baylor… Tallied three 100-yard games and was named to the AAC Honor Roll after totaling eight catches for 165 yards and two TDs against Tulsa…Threw two passes that went for a total of 75 yards… Was fourth on the team in scoring with 54 points… SCHOOL RECORDS: Set the SMU freshman record for receiving yards with 862, previously held by Ron Morris (688)… Tied current Denver Bronco Emmanuel Sanders for most receiving touchdowns by a freshman with nine…HONORS: Was named to USA Today Sports Freshman All-America team… Was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

2014: Received a medical redshirt… Played in two games, making two catches for 27 yards before being shut down for the year.

Prep: A three-star Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247sport.com and ESPN.com recruit… As a senior, named first-team All-District as a tight end and second team as a safety… Named first-team All-District as a safety during his junior campaign… Chose SMU over offers from BYU, Colorado and Rice.

Personal: Parents are Phelicia and Ryian Marshall.

Sutton possesses a massive frame with very long arms and a huge wingspan. He has the size and ability to become a favorite as the top receiver taken in the 2018 NFL Draft, if he enters the field of available prospects.

Deceptive speed, Sutton can eat a cushion on defenders and get deep. Power and uses his size to intimidate defensive backs. He arrived at SMU as a true freshman has done nothing but blossom into one of the nation’s best.