2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Shannon Brooks | Minnesota | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Austin Ramesh | Wisconsin | JR | FB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Josh Hicks | Rutgers | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kenneth Goins Jr. | Maryland | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 9 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Tylin Oden | Rutgers | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | LeShun Daniels, Jr. | Iowa | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Devine Redding | Indiana | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Zach Allen | Rutgers | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | -5 | -0.56 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | -21 | -2.10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | -17 | -2.83 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Matt Alviti | N'western | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | -25 | -5.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 4-6 yards to go.