2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 317 | 146 | 7 | 76 | 463 | 6.1 | 115.8 |
| 2 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 298 | 31 | 5 | 62 | 329 | 5.3 | 109.7 |
| 2 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 274 | 92 | 5 | 44 | 366 | 8.3 | 91.5 |
| 2 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 3 | 251 | -3 | 5 | 66 | 248 | 3.8 | 82.7 |
| 2 | Jordan Westerkamp | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 19 | 163 | 5 | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 45.5 |
| 2 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 44.7 |
| 7 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 3 | 260 | 259 | 4 | 48 | 519 | 10.8 | 173.0 |
| 7 | Nick Westbrook | Indiana | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 332 | 4 | 15 | 332 | 22.1 | 110.7 |
| 7 | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 283 | 52 | 4 | 69 | 335 | 4.9 | 83.8 |
| 7 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 281 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 281 | 5.4 | 70.3 |
| 7 | Amara Darboh | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 248 | 4 | 17 | 248 | 14.6 | 62.0 |
| 7 | Khalid Hill | Michigan | SR | FB | 4 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 4 | 339 | 67 | 3 | 90 | 406 | 4.5 | 101.5 |
| 13 | Austin Carr | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 392 | 3 | 26 | 392 | 15.1 | 98.0 |
| 13 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 138 | 210 | 3 | 36 | 348 | 9.7 | 87.0 |
| 13 | LeShun Daniels, Jr. | Iowa | SR | RB | 4 | 301 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 316 | 5.7 | 79.0 |
| 13 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 25 | 284 | 3 | 20 | 309 | 15.5 | 77.3 |
| 13 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 3 | 208 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 224 | 6.8 | 74.7 |
| 13 | Malik Turner | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 0 | 223 | 3 | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | 74.3 |
| 13 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 175 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 197 | 9.9 | 65.7 |
| 13 | Jake Butt | Michigan | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 234 | 3 | 19 | 234 | 12.3 | 58.5 |
| 13 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 4 | 213 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 232 | 7.3 | 58.0 |
| 13 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 3 | 66 | 94 | 3 | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 53.3 |
| 13 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 3 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 159 | 4.1 | 53.0 |
| 13 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 3 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 135 | 5.2 | 45.0 |
| 13 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 145 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 36.3 |
| 13 | Andre Patton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 27.0 |
| 28 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 316 | 41 | 2 | 69 | 357 | 5.2 | 119.0 |
| 28 | LJ Scott | Mich St | SO | RB | 3 | 264 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 267 | 4.7 | 89.0 |
| 28 | Alonzo Moore | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 34 | 310 | 2 | 14 | 344 | 24.6 | 86.0 |
| 28 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 3 | -1 | 252 | 2 | 19 | 251 | 13.2 | 83.7 |
| 28 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 31 | 274 | 2 | 18 | 305 | 16.9 | 76.3 |
| 28 | DeAngelo Yancey | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 226 | 2 | 15 | 226 | 15.1 | 75.3 |
| 28 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Illinois | SO | RB | 3 | 187 | 25 | 2 | 47 | 212 | 4.5 | 70.7 |
| 28 | Kobe McCrary | Minnesota | JR | RB | 3 | 193 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 210 | 8.4 | 70.0 |
| 28 | De'Veon Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 4 | 259 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 275 | 6.0 | 68.8 |
| 28 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | -4 | 209 | 2 | 13 | 205 | 15.8 | 68.3 |
| 28 | Chris Godwin | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 228 | 2 | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 57.0 |
| 28 | George Kittle | Iowa | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 192 | 2 | 10 | 192 | 19.2 | 48.0 |
| 28 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 2 | 59 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 47.5 |
| 28 | Ty Isaac | Michigan | SR | RB | 4 | 150 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 171 | 5.0 | 42.8 |
| 28 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | -2 | 161 | 2 | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 39.8 |
| 28 | Gerald Holmes | Mich St | JR | RB | 3 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 33.3 |
| 28 | Kenneth Goins Jr. | Maryland | SR | RB | 3 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 28.3 |
| 28 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 3 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 23.0 |
| 28 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 19.0 |
| 47 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 358 | 25 | 1 | 61 | 383 | 6.3 | 127.7 |
| 47 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | FR | RB | 3 | 351 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 357 | 6.4 | 119.0 |
| 47 | Shannon Brooks | Minnesota | SO | RB | 1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 85.0 |
| 47 | Domonique Young | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 232 | 1 | 19 | 232 | 12.2 | 77.3 |