2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 3 | -28 | 1002 | 113 | 974 | 8.62 | 324.7 |
| 2 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 3 | 260 | 0 | 32 | 260 | 8.13 | 86.7 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | -9 | 378 | 47 | 369 | 7.85 | 123.0 |
| 4 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 281 | 931 | 158 | 1212 | 7.67 | 303.0 |
| 5 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 274 | 0 | 37 | 274 | 7.41 | 68.5 |
| 6 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 3 | 159 | 650 | 112 | 809 | 7.22 | 269.7 |
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 3 | 135 | 599 | 102 | 734 | 7.20 | 244.7 |
| 8 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 57 | 946 | 144 | 1003 | 6.97 | 334.3 |
| 9 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | -17 | 875 | 124 | 858 | 6.92 | 214.5 |
| 10 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 59 | 655 | 105 | 714 | 6.80 | 238.0 |
| 11 | De'Veon Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 4 | 259 | 0 | 39 | 259 | 6.64 | 64.8 |
| 12 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 527 | 81 | 534 | 6.59 | 178.0 |
| 13 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 3 | 741 | 114 | 744 | 6.53 | 186.0 |
| 14 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | FR | RB | 3 | 351 | 0 | 54 | 351 | 6.50 | 117.0 |
| 14 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 3 | 208 | 0 | 32 | 208 | 6.50 | 69.3 |
| 16 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 3 | 86 | 463 | 85 | 549 | 6.46 | 183.0 |
| 17 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 32 | 949 | 158 | 981 | 6.21 | 245.3 |
| 18 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 358 | 0 | 58 | 358 | 6.17 | 119.3 |
| 19 | LeShun Daniels, Jr. | Iowa | SR | RB | 4 | 301 | 0 | 52 | 301 | 5.79 | 75.3 |
| 20 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 41 | 956 | 173 | 997 | 5.76 | 249.3 |
| 21 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | -43 | 665 | 110 | 622 | 5.65 | 207.3 |
| 22 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 316 | 0 | 61 | 316 | 5.18 | 105.3 |
| 23 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 298 | 0 | 59 | 298 | 5.05 | 99.3 |
| 24 | Devine Redding | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 313 | 0 | 64 | 313 | 4.89 | 104.3 |
| 25 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 317 | 0 | 66 | 317 | 4.80 | 79.3 |
| 26 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 26 | 647 | 142 | 673 | 4.74 | 168.3 |
| 27 | LJ Scott | Mich St | SO | RB | 3 | 264 | 0 | 56 | 264 | 4.71 | 88.0 |
| 28 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Illinois | SO | RB | 3 | 187 | 0 | 40 | 187 | 4.68 | 62.3 |
| 29 | Dare Ogunbowale | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 4 | 182 | 0 | 42 | 182 | 4.33 | 45.5 |
| 30 | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 283 | 0 | 66 | 283 | 4.29 | 70.8 |
| 31 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 4 | 339 | 0 | 83 | 339 | 4.08 | 84.8 |
| 32 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 3 | 251 | 0 | 65 | 251 | 3.86 | 83.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 9.0 plays per game played.