2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Ty Johnson Maryland SO RB 13 110 1004 9.13 6 8.46 77.23
2 Curtis Samuel Ohio State JR HB 13 97 771 7.95 8 7.46 59.31
3 Chris Evans Michigan FR RB 13 88 614 6.98 4 6.77 47.23
4 Brian Lankford-Johnson Purdue FR RB 12 48 314 6.54 2 4.00 26.17
5 Akrum Wadley Iowa JR RB 13 168 1081 6.43 10 12.92 83.15
6 Reggie Corbin Illinois FR RB 12 86 523 6.08 2 7.17 43.58
7 Mike Weber Ohio State FR RB 13 182 1096 6.02 9 14.00 84.31
8 John Moten IV N'western FR RB 13 57 340 5.96 2 4.38 26.15
9 Karan Higdon Michigan SO RB 12 72 425 5.90 6 6.00 35.42
10 Kendrick Foster Illinois JR RB 12 126 720 5.71 7 10.50 60.00
11 Ty Isaac Michigan SR RB 12 74 417 5.64 5 6.17 34.75
12 Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin SR RB 14 91 506 5.56 5 6.50 36.14
13 Saquon Barkley Penn State SO RB 14 272 1496 5.50 18 19.43 106.86
14 LJ Scott Mich St SO RB 12 184 994 5.40 6 15.33 82.83
15 Bradrick Shaw Wisconsin FR RB 11 88 457 5.19 5 8.00 41.55
16 Robert Martin Rutgers JR RB 10 121 625 5.17 2 12.10 62.50
17 Justin Jackson N'western JR RB 13 298 1524 5.11 15 22.92 117.23
18 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Illinois SO RB 11 60 301 5.02 3 5.45 27.36
19 LeShun Daniels, Jr. Iowa SR RB 13 213 1058 4.97 10 16.38 81.38
20 Rodney Smith Minnesota SO RB 13 240 1158 4.83 16 18.46 89.08
21 Gerald Holmes Mich St JR RB 12 91 431 4.74 5 7.58 35.92
22 Shannon Brooks Minnesota SO RB 10 138 650 4.71 5 13.80 65.00
23 De'Veon Smith Michigan SR RB 13 181 846 4.67 10 13.92 65.08
24 Terrell Newby Nebraska SR RB 13 190 879 4.63 7 14.62 67.62
25 Tommy Armstrong Jr. Nebraska SR QB 11 113 512 4.53 8 10.27 46.55
26 Devine Redding Indiana JR RB 13 253 1122 4.43 7 19.46 86.31
27 Corey Clement Wisconsin SR RB 13 314 1375 4.38 15 24.15 105.77
27 Justin Goodwin Rutgers SR RB 12 118 517 4.38 1 9.83 43.08
29 Devine Ozigbo Nebraska SO RB 10 97 412 4.25 5 9.70 41.20
30 J.T. Barrett Ohio State JR QB 13 205 845 4.12 9 15.77 65.00
31 Tyrrell Pigrome Maryland FR QB 11 62 254 4.10 4 5.64 23.09
32 Markell Jones Purdue SO RB 11 153 616 4.03 4 13.91 56.00
33 Tyler Natee Indiana FR RB 10 61 237 3.89 2 6.10 23.70
34 Josh Hicks Rutgers JR RB 10 45 157 3.49 0 4.50 15.70
35 Devonte Williams Indiana FR RB 11 48 167 3.48 0 4.36 15.18
36 Mitch Leidner Minnesota SR QB 12 111 366 3.30 10 9.25 30.50
37 Trace McSorley Penn State SO QB 14 146 365 2.50 7 10.43 26.07
38 Tyler O'Connor Mich St SR QB 11 63 70 1.11 0 5.73 6.36
39 Perry Hills Maryland SR QB 11 91 93 1.02 4 8.27 8.45
40 Clayton Thorson N'western SO QB 13 97 98 1.01 5 7.46 7.54
41 David Blough Purdue SO QB 12 80 13 0.16 4 6.67 1.08
42 C.J. Beathard Iowa SR QB 13 83 -13 -0.16 2 6.38 -1.00

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.