Tyrell Sutton

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**Tyrell Sutton**
Personal Info

Date of Birth	December 19, 1986
Place of Birth	Akron, Ohio
Height	5'-9"
Weight	190 pounds
Player Information
Position	Running Back
Number	19
School	Northwestern University
Awards	2005 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Bowl Games
Vitalis Sun Bowl (2005)
NFL Draft
Not yet drafted
Teams Played For
2005-2006, 2006-2007	Northwestern Wildcats

Tyrell DelShawn Sutton is an American college football running back for the Northwestern Wildcats football team.

1 Personal Information
2 High School Career
3 College career
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Personal Information

Sutton was born on December 19, 1986 in Akron, Ohio to Connie and Anthony Sutton, Sr. Has two brothers, Tony and Marcel. Brother Tony was a record-setting running back at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio, and went on to star at Division III College of Wooster, and the Hula Bowl Maui All-Star Game in Hawaii in January, 2005.

[edit] High School Career

At Archbishop Hoban High School Sutton set numerous school records and was a 4-year varsity starter. He left high school with 9,426 career rushing yards, setting the new Ohio state rushing record.

[edit] College career

At 5-9 and 190 pounds, Sutton has emerged as one of the top backs in the nation. Many thought he was too small to play college football, being passed up by big name schools such as Ohio State and the University of Notre Dame.

[edit] Freshman Year

In the 2005 season, he finished with 1,515 yards on 250 carries and scoring 16 touchdowns. Tyrell also received the Big 10's Freshman of the Year Award.

Opponent	Carries	Yards	YPC	TD	Receiving notes
Ohio	17	104	6.1	2
Northern Illinois	30	214	7.1	4
Arizona State	15	98	6.5	0
Penn State	32	111	3.5	2
Wisconsin	29	244	8.4	3	2 rec, 9 yd, 1 TD
Purdue	13	89	6.8	1	10 rec, 89 yds
Michigan State	21	109	5.2	2
Michigan	10	50	5.0	0	6 rec, 56 yards
Iowa	17	65	3.8	2
Ohio State	14	93	6.6	0	5 yard TD Rec
Illinois	31	215	6.3	0	5 rec, 24 yd
Season	250	1,515	6.1	16

[edit] Sophomore Year

In 2006, Sutton finished with 1000 rushing yards on 189 carries and 261 receiving yards on 40 receptions. He had 10 rushing touchdowns and 2 receiving touchdowns. He had five games with over 100 yards. Sutton's season high for rushing yards came against Michigan State when he rushed for 172 yards on 21 carries.

[edit] Junior Year

Before the 2007 season, Sutton was one of 64 players in college football to be put on the Maxwell Award watch list. He sadly suffered an injury during the opening game and has missed 7 games.

[edit] Trivia

Sutton was ranked the 16th best halfback in NCAA Football 07.^[1]
Sutton's personal philosophy to live by is the famous quote "Here's to a World without Bitterness"