Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams (34), running back Tyrell Sutton (22) and center Ryan Kalil (67) celebrate after DeAngelo's touchdown against the New Orleans Saints...

GREEN BAY, WI - MAY 1: Running back Tyrell Sutton #23 runs with the football as running back Darrell Blackmon #34 holds him with a bungy...

Northwestern University RB, Tyrell Sutton takes a pitch out from C.J. Bacher during their game against the University of Indiana...

Tyrell Sutton

11 October 2008: Northwestern University RB, Tyrell Sutton in action during their game against Michigan State University at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. Michigan...

EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 10: Running back Tyrell Sutton #19 of the Northwestern Wildcats runs with the football against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ryan Field...

10 November 2007: Northwestern University RB, Tyrell Sutton takes a pitch out from C.J. Bacher during their game against the University of Indiana...

Northwestern's Tyrell Sutton, left, goes against Illinois' Jeremy Leman (47) and David Lindquist (94) during the second half of...

As a freshman at Northwestern, Tyrell Sutton proved he could play with the big boys

Northwestern freshman Tyrell Sutton rushed for 126.4 yards per game in 2005

Tyrell Sutton ranks second in the Big Ten with a 139-yards-per-game rushing average