Predator
Dual-fiber synthetic turf engineered for elite football and soccer. Apex monofilament for blade integrity. Sharkstooth slit-film for traction and recovery. Built on Sprinturf's vertically integrated extrusion line in Dadeville, Alabama and tufted in Chatsworth, Georgia.
Sixteen years on Sprinturf Predator. Two replacements ahead of schedule because of donor demand for new logos, not because the field gave out. Their warranty is the best in the business because they never have to use it.
Engineered to spec. Verified at install.
Full spec sheet.
Every value below is verified at install. Independent third-party Gmax and HIC reports for any project on request as part of the "Numbers, not stories" transparency program.
Download CSI 32 18 23 spec| Pile height | 2.5 inches |
|---|---|
| Face weight | 44 oz / yd² |
| Fiber composition | Apex monofilament (primary) + Sharkstooth slit-film (secondary) |
| Denier (Apex monofilament) | 13,000 |
| Backing | Dual-layer urethane-coated polyester |
| Gmax (ASTM F355) | Engineered < 165 throughout warranty period |
| HIC (ASTM F1936) | Engineered < 1000 |
| Infill compatibility | Crumb rubber, EPDM, TPE, Greenplay organic, NaturalCool |
| Recommended shock pad | Sprinturf SprintPlay 580 (10 mm) |
| Country of manufacture | United States. Dadeville, AL extrusion. Chatsworth, GA tufting. |
| Warranty | 8 years limited (fiber, seam, color) |
| Sport applications | Football, soccer, multi-use |
Two fibers do two different jobs. Neither one alone can do both.
Predator is engineered as a dual-fiber system because no single yarn shape handles both blade integrity and traction recovery. Apex carries the load. Sharkstooth resets the surface. Stand a Predator field next to a single-fiber competitor at year three and you can see the difference at the foot of the player.
Apex monofilament
The structural fiber. A single ribbon-shaped polyethylene blade extruded with a reinforced spine that resists fold-over under cleat impact. Apex is what carries the field through year eight and still passes a Gmax test in year ten.
Sharkstooth slit-film
The traction fiber. A fibrillated slit-film yarn that splays at the surface and creates the cushion the player feels under cleat. Sharkstooth carries the infill, evens out lateral forces, and recovers between snaps.
What the field looks like when the warranty is up.
Drag the handle. The left side is a representative single-fiber field at year eight. The right side is a Predator install at year eight. Same play hours. Same maintenance budget. Different fiber.
Where Predator is on the ground today.
Predator is the system on more than 400 NCAA, NFL-affiliated, and high-profile high-school fields. Four representative projects below. Full project library at /projects/.
Sacramento State
Hornets football. Predator with NaturalCool infill for late-season heat play.
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Friday Night HS
Football, soccer, lacrosse, and band. Predator with crumb rubber on a Sourcewell co-op contract.
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Conference Stadium
Predator with SprintPlay 580 shock pad and TPE infill. Replacement-ahead-of-schedule for new logo program.
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Gameday FieldHouse
Predator with EPDM infill, full-face dual-fiber spec, and a 10-year extreme-cycle backing upgrade.
View case studySix questions buyers ask first.
If yours is not here, call the number at the top of the page or email a Sprinturf rep through the contact form. Same-day reply on weekdays.
What is the Gmax rating of Predator?
Predator is engineered to perform below 165 Gmax per ASTM F355 throughout its rated service life. Sprinturf publishes per-project Gmax test results on request as part of the "Numbers, not stories" transparency program.
Where is Predator manufactured?
All Predator fibers are extruded at the Sprinturf plant in Dadeville, Alabama. Tufting and coating happen at the Sprinturf plant in Chatsworth, Georgia. Sprinturf is the only North American synthetic turf company that owns extrusion through tufting through coating in-house.
What sports is Predator built for?
Football and soccer primarily. The dual-fiber architecture handles cleat traffic at NFHS, NCAA, and FCS levels. Predator also installs on multi-use fields where football and soccer share a footprint with lacrosse and band.
What is the warranty?
Predator carries an 8-year limited warranty against fiber failure, seam separation, and excessive color fade. As of 2026, Sprinturf has not had a fiber failure on a warranted field since 2010. Average field life beats published warranty by four years across the warranty cohort.
How does it compare to FieldTurf Revolution and Shaw Legion?
All three are dual-fiber-class systems engineered for elite football. Per-spec performance is comparable. Per-warranty performance favors the manufacturer that controls every step of the chain.
The Sprinturf advantage is vertical integration. We extrude our own fiber in-house at Dadeville, Alabama. FieldTurf and Shaw source yarn from third parties. When a fiber problem appears in year three, we cannot blame an upstream supplier. We made it. We own the fix.
What infills are Predator compatible with?
Predator is compatible with crumb rubber, EPDM, TPE, Greenplay organic cork-and-coconut, and Sprinturf NaturalCool heat-mitigation infill. The recommended shock pad pairing is SprintPlay 580 at 10 mm.
Co-op buyers on Sourcewell, OMNIA, BuyBoard, or TIPS-USA can swap infill packages without re-bidding the carpet.
Buying through Sourcewell, OMNIA, BuyBoard, or TIPS-USA?
Predator is on every contract. Most school districts and parks departments can piggyback an existing co-op contract and skip a full RFP.
Spec Predator on your next project.
Request the full spec packet, CSI 32 18 23 three-part spec, BIM family, and Gmax test history for a comparable installation in your region. A regional Sprinturf rep will respond within one business day.