Tyrell Fenroy Tyrell Joseph Fenroy ( born March 6 , 1987 in New Orleans , Louisiana , USA ) is an American football running back who is a free agent . He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Louisiana - Lafayette . Early years . Fenroy attended St . Charles Catholic High School in Laplace , Louisiana prior to attending ULL . He earned Class 3A All - State honors as a senior with 1 , 580 rushing yards on 166 carries in the regular season a total that ranked 9th in the state among all five classifications . He rushed for 32 touchdowns in the 10 - game regular season and had 34 total scores . Tyrell ' s 206 points in 10 games were second among all state players . Including the playoffs , he rushed for 2 , 100 yards and scored 44 TDs as a senior and did not fumble once all season . He was named MVP in District 10 - 3A each of his last two seasons . Fenroy was named Clarion Herald All - Elite Team / Offensive MVP . Overall , he finished his career with 4 , 320 yards rushing and 72 touchdowns and had 540 receiving yards and five receiving scores . On special teams , Tyrell piled up 854 kick return yards and five return touchdowns . Fenroy finished his prep career with 5 , 714 all - purpose yards and 82 touchdowns . College career . Fenroy was named to the all Sun Belt Conference team each of his four seasons at Louisiana - Lafayette . He earned Second Team All Conference honors after his 2005 freshman year and First Team All Conference following the 2006 , 2007 , and 2008 seasons . He was honored with the Conference Player of the Year award in 2008 . He ended his career as a Ragin Cajun with 4 , 646 yards and 48 touchdowns . He ran for a career high and school record in rushing yards with 297 yards as well as 3 touchdowns on October 4 , 2008 against the UL Monroe . Fenroy holds the all time rushing record for Louisiana - Lafayette ( previously Brian Mitchell ) , the Sun Belt Conference ( previously Patrick Cobbs of North Texas ) , and the state of Louisiana ( previously Kevin Faulk of Louisiana State University . ) Fenroy was honored as one of the top running backs in the nation his senior season by becoming one of ten semi - finalists for the 2008 Doak Walker Award . Fenroy became only the 7th player in NCAA Division I - A history to rush for four consecutive 1 , 000 yard seasons . Before the final game of his career , Tyrell had his jersey retired by the university , an honor reserved for players that have finished their career . Tyrell is enrolled back at ULL in order to finish requirements needed to obtain his degree in Criminal Justice . Professional career . Pre - draft . In preparation for the 2009 NFL Draft , Fenroy ran a hand - timed 40 yard dash at 4 . 46 seconds ( fastest time ) and an average of 4 . 51 seconds . He had a 38 inch vertical jump and finished 18 bench press repetitions of 225 pounds . Chicago Bears . After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft , Fenroy signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on April 27 . The Bears waived Fenroy on May 5 . Las Vegas Locomotives . On June 19 , 2009 , it was announced that Fenroy agreed to terms with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . However on the following day , Fenroy informed " The Advertiser " that he was drafted by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the upstart United Football League . Fenroy said of the situation of being a member of two teams , " I was drafted by the Las Vegas team today , and their running back coach ( Charles Shelton , also the team ' s director of football operations ) called me today . So if the CFL doesn ' t come up with a bigger deal , I ' m heading there ( to Las Vegas ) . " Fenroy decided to go to the UFL over the CFL on June 22 , and his signing was announced on August 31 .