Tyrell Sutton
| No. 20 Montreal Alouettes | |
| Date of birth | December 19, 1986 |
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| Place of birth | Akron, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| College | Northwestern |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2009 | Green Bay Packers* |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks* |
| 2012 | Sacramento Mountain Lions |
| 2013–present | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 2015 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2015 |
| Career stats | |
| Rushing yards | 68 |
| Rushing average | 5.7 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 |
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Tyrell DelShawn Sutton, (born December 19, 1986) is an American football running back who is currently playing in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northwestern.
He has also played for the Carolina Panthers.
Sutton is the son of Connie and Anthony Sutton Sr. His brother, Tony, played football at The College of Wooster.
Sutton attended Archbishop Hoban High. While attending, he rushed for 9,426 yards, an Ohio record. Also, his career high of 505 yards is the third most in Ohio history. Furthermore, Sutton broke the school rushing record three times.
Awards
While attending Northwestern University, he majored in Communications.
As a freshman, Sutton rushed for 1,474 yards and 16 touchdowns. His rushing total was the third highest in Northwestern's history. He fell one game short of joining Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, and Adrian Peterson as the only NCAA freshman players to achieve 1,000 yards in 7 games. In addition to rushing, he caught 44 passes for 396 yards and 2 touchdowns. His freshman year awards included the Sporting News' Offensive Freshman of the Year and First-Team Freshman All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Although injured as a sophomore, he rushed for 1,000 yards and 5 touchdowns and caught 40 passes for 261 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was the team co-MVP and had an honorable mention at the All-Big Ten selection.
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