2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Offense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 14 | 365 | 3614 | 533 | 3979 | 7.47 | 284.2 |
| 2 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 12 | 13 | 3352 | 597 | 3365 | 5.64 | 280.4 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 13 | 845 | 2555 | 584 | 3400 | 5.82 | 261.5 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 98 | 3182 | 575 | 3280 | 5.70 | 252.3 |
| 5 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 11 | 512 | 2180 | 407 | 2692 | 6.61 | 244.7 |
| 6 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 13 | -188 | 3362 | 479 | 3174 | 6.63 | 244.2 |
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 366 | 2169 | 418 | 2535 | 6.06 | 211.3 |
| 8 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | -60 | 2538 | 366 | 2478 | 6.77 | 206.5 |
| 9 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 11 | 70 | 1970 | 325 | 2040 | 6.28 | 185.5 |
| 10 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 13 | -13 | 1929 | 384 | 1916 | 4.99 | 147.4 |
| 11 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 11 | 93 | 1464 | 288 | 1557 | 5.41 | 141.5 |
| 12 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 1524 | 0 | 298 | 1524 | 5.11 | 117.2 |
| 13 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 11 | 0 | 1245 | 169 | 1245 | 7.37 | 113.2 |
| 14 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 14 | 1496 | 0 | 272 | 1496 | 5.50 | 106.9 |
| 15 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 1375 | 0 | 315 | 1375 | 4.37 | 105.8 |
| 16 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 13 | -81 | 1262 | 204 | 1181 | 5.79 | 90.8 |
| 17 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 1158 | 0 | 240 | 1158 | 4.83 | 89.1 |
| 18 | Devine Redding | Indiana | JR | RB | 13 | 1122 | 0 | 253 | 1122 | 4.43 | 86.3 |
| 19 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | FR | RB | 13 | 1096 | 0 | 182 | 1096 | 6.02 | 84.3 |
| 20 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 13 | 1081 | 0 | 168 | 1081 | 6.43 | 83.2 |
| 21 | LJ Scott | Mich St | SO | RB | 12 | 994 | 0 | 184 | 994 | 5.40 | 82.8 |
| 22 | LeShun Daniels, Jr. | Iowa | SR | RB | 13 | 1058 | 0 | 213 | 1058 | 4.97 | 81.4 |
| 23 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 13 | 1004 | 0 | 110 | 1004 | 9.13 | 77.2 |
| 24 | Terrell Newby | Nebraska | SR | RB | 13 | 879 | 0 | 190 | 879 | 4.63 | 67.6 |
| 25 | De'Veon Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 13 | 846 | 0 | 181 | 846 | 4.67 | 65.1 |
| 26 | Shannon Brooks | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 650 | 0 | 138 | 650 | 4.71 | 65.0 |
| 27 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 10 | 625 | 0 | 121 | 625 | 5.17 | 62.5 |
| 28 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 12 | 720 | 0 | 126 | 720 | 5.71 | 60.0 |
| 29 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 13 | 771 | 0 | 97 | 771 | 7.95 | 59.3 |
| 30 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 11 | 616 | 0 | 154 | 616 | 4.00 | 56.0 |
| 31 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 11 | 254 | 322 | 133 | 576 | 4.33 | 52.4 |
| 32 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 13 | 614 | 0 | 88 | 614 | 6.98 | 47.2 |
| 33 | Reggie Corbin | Illinois | FR | RB | 12 | 523 | 0 | 86 | 523 | 6.08 | 43.6 |
| 34 | Justin Goodwin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 12 | 517 | 0 | 118 | 517 | 4.38 | 43.1 |
| 35 | Bradrick Shaw | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 457 | 0 | 88 | 457 | 5.19 | 41.5 |
| 36 | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 412 | 0 | 97 | 412 | 4.25 | 41.2 |
| 37 | Dare Ogunbowale | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 506 | 0 | 91 | 506 | 5.56 | 36.1 |
| 38 | Gerald Holmes | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 431 | 0 | 91 | 431 | 4.74 | 35.9 |
| 39 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 425 | 0 | 72 | 425 | 5.90 | 35.4 |
| 40 | Ty Isaac | Michigan | SR | RB | 12 | 417 | 0 | 74 | 417 | 5.64 | 34.8 |
| 41 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Illinois | SO | RB | 11 | 301 | 0 | 60 | 301 | 5.02 | 27.4 |
| 42 | Brian Lankford-Johnson | Purdue | FR | RB | 12 | 314 | 0 | 48 | 314 | 6.54 | 26.2 |
| 42 | John Moten IV | N'western | FR | RB | 13 | 340 | 0 | 57 | 340 | 5.96 | 26.2 |
| 44 | Tyler Natee | Indiana | FR | RB | 10 | 237 | 0 | 62 | 237 | 3.82 | 23.7 |
| 45 | Caleb Rowe | Maryland | SR | QB | 12 | -13 | 296 | 46 | 283 | 6.15 | 23.6 |
| 46 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 14 | 318 | 0 | 21 | 318 | 15.14 | 22.7 |
| 47 | Kobe McCrary | Minnesota | JR | RB | 12 | 242 | 0 | 39 | 242 | 6.21 | 20.2 |
| 48 | Kenneth Goins Jr. | Maryland | SR | RB | 13 | 241 | 0 | 41 | 241 | 5.88 | 18.5 |
| 49 | Josh Hicks | Rutgers | JR | RB | 10 | 157 | 0 | 45 | 157 | 3.49 | 15.7 |
| 50 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | FR | RB | 11 | 167 | 0 | 48 | 167 | 3.48 | 15.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.