2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 J.K. Dobbins Ohio State FR RB 12 167 1136 6.80 5 13.92 94.67
2 D.J. Knox Purdue JR RB 12 84 547 6.51 2 7.00 45.58
3 Mike Weber Ohio State SO RB 11 97 613 6.32 10 8.82 55.73
4 Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin FR RB 11 246 1539 6.26 8 22.36 139.91
5 Karan Higdon Michigan JR RB 11 148 917 6.20 10 13.45 83.36
6 Jeremy Larkin N'western FR RB 11 74 456 6.16 4 6.73 41.45
7 Ty Johnson Maryland JR RB 10 121 726 6.00 3 12.10 72.60
8 Kobe McCrary Minnesota SR RB 10 71 389 5.48 5 7.10 38.90
9 Saquon Barkley Penn State JR RB 11 193 1052 5.45 16 17.55 95.64
10 Chris Evans Michigan SO RB 11 124 640 5.16 6 11.27 58.18
11 Markell Jones Purdue JR RB 10 113 566 5.01 1 11.30 56.60
12 Antonio Williams Ohio State SO RB 10 41 203 4.95 3 4.10 20.30
13 J.T. Barrett Ohio State SR QB 12 153 751 4.91 11 12.75 62.58
14 Richie Worship Purdue SO RB 9 50 241 4.82 3 5.56 26.78
15 Garrett Groshek Wisconsin FR RB 11 45 215 4.78 1 4.09 19.55
16 Morgan Ellison Indiana FR RB 9 102 470 4.61 4 11.33 52.22
17 Lorenzo Harrison III Maryland SO RB 10 119 541 4.55 3 11.90 54.10
18 LJ Scott Mich St JR RB 9 157 712 4.54 7 17.44 79.11
19 Justin Jackson N'western SR RB 11 239 1081 4.52 8 21.73 98.27
20 Mikale Wilbon Nebraska JR RB 9 62 274 4.42 5 6.89 30.44
21 Akrum Wadley Iowa SR RB 11 220 969 4.40 10 20.00 88.09
22 Gus Edwards Rutgers SR RB 10 141 591 4.19 5 14.10 59.10
23 Rodney Smith Minnesota JR RB 10 190 794 4.18 3 19.00 79.40
24 Robert Martin Rutgers SR RB 10 80 331 4.14 2 8.00 33.10
25 Cole Gest Indiana FR RB 8 82 336 4.10 1 10.25 42.00
26 Kendrick Foster Illinois SR RB 9 62 240 3.87 1 6.89 26.67
27 Devine Ozigbo Nebraska JR RB 9 127 485 3.82 3 14.11 53.89
27 Demry Croft Minnesota SO QB 8 73 279 3.82 4 9.13 34.88
29 Brian Lewerke Mich St SO QB 10 98 353 3.60 3 9.80 35.30
30 Bradrick Shaw Wisconsin SO RB 9 74 262 3.54 3 8.22 29.11
31 Madre London Mich St JR RB 9 61 212 3.48 2 6.78 23.56
32 Gerald Holmes Mich St SR RB 8 56 190 3.39 1 7.00 23.75
33 Trace McSorley Penn State JR QB 11 129 419 3.25 9 11.73 38.09
34 Giovanni Rescigno Rutgers JR QB 8 52 134 2.58 1 6.50 16.75
35 Max Bortenschlager Maryland SO QB 9 52 -3 -0.06 1 5.78 -0.33
36 Clayton Thorson N'western JR QB 11 72 -20 -0.28 6 6.55 -1.82
37 John O'Korn Michigan SR QB 9 44 -54 -1.23 0 4.89 -6.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.