2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 536 | 28.21 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.7 |
| 2 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 13 | 35 | 827 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.6 |
| 3 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 566 | 23.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.2 |
| 4 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 13 | 22 | 513 | 23.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.5 |
| 5 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 6 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 13 | 39 | 867 | 22.23 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| 7 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 13 | 31 | 670 | 21.61 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.5 |
| 8 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 21 | 416 | 19.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.0 |
| 10 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 10 | 19 | 344 | 18.11 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.