Walt Sutherland
 Sutherland passes against Ball State in a 2018 victory. | |
| Central Michigan Chippewas No. 10 | |
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| Position | QB |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Computer Science |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Fruitdale High School, Fruitdale, AL |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 14th, 1998 |
| Place of birth | Fruitdale, AL |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
Walt Sutherland is an American football quarterback for the Central Michigan Chippewas. He started his collegiate career at Auburn.
Early Years
Sutherland attended Fruitdale High School (home of the Pirates) in Fruitdale, Alabama.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Walt Sutherland QB |
Fruitdale, AL | Fruitdale HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | Round 1 | |
Skill: Potential:
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Sutherland committed to Auburn relatively early after turning down various offers from other schools.
College Career
Walt was recruited in 2016 under coach Rome to Auburn, where he was the #7 QB on the depth chart. He served as the #2 QB on Auburn in 2017, backing up fellow sophomore Jacory Kessler. He transferred to Central Michigan for the 2018 season, where he became the starter under coach ImposterCauster. With a win over the Western Michigan Broncos in Week 16 of the 2018 season, Sutherland became the winningnest quarterback in school history.
Walt's 2018 Season was impressive enough to land him on the inaugural MAC Legends List.
Sutherland captured six more wins in the 2019 season, including a landmark win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. Walt finished the 2019 season with 2400 passing yards, down from the 2018 season, albeit in a more run-oriented offense this time around. Unfortunately, Sutherland could not capture the program's first bowl win, falling to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport.
Walt Sutherland finished his career at Central Michigan with 5,521 passing yards and a 60% completion percentage, tacking on 863 yards on 144 carries on the ground. With 12 wins, Sutherland is by far the winningnest quarterback in Chippewa history.
Collegiate statistics
| Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | YPA | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2017 | Auburn | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 33.00 | 2 | 1 | 3.83 | 91.09 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 0 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 13 | 13 | 232 | 390 | 3052 | 59.49 | 17 | 13 | 7.83 | 132.94 | 67 | 431 | 6.43 | 5 |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 13 | 13 | 205 | 323 | 2400 | 63.47 | 9 | 2 | 7.43 | 133.84 | 68 | 434 | 6.38 | 7 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 29 | 26 | 443 | 731 | 5521 | 60.60 | 28 | 16 | 7.55 | 132.31 | 144 | 863 | 5.99 | 12 | |
