2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 11 | 263 | 1358 | 5.16 | 12 | 23.91 | 123.45 |
| 2 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 12 | 241 | 1323 | 5.49 | 16 | 20.08 | 110.25 |
| 3 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 11 | 271 | 1193 | 4.40 | 12 | 24.64 | 108.45 |
| 4 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 11 | 206 | 985 | 4.78 | 13 | 18.73 | 89.55 |
| 5 | LeShun Daniels, Jr. | Iowa | SR | RB | 11 | 189 | 946 | 5.01 | 8 | 17.18 | 86.00 |
| 6 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 11 | 152 | 940 | 6.18 | 8 | 13.82 | 85.45 |
| 7 | Devine Redding | Indiana | JR | RB | 11 | 205 | 877 | 4.28 | 7 | 18.64 | 79.73 |
| 8 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 10 | 89 | 875 | 9.83 | 5 | 8.90 | 87.50 |
| 9 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | FR | RB | 11 | 146 | 868 | 5.95 | 8 | 13.27 | 78.91 |
| 10 | Terrell Newby | Nebraska | SR | RB | 11 | 175 | 803 | 4.59 | 7 | 15.91 | 73.00 |
| 11 | LJ Scott | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 139 | 782 | 5.63 | 4 | 15.44 | 86.89 |
| 12 | De'Veon Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 11 | 165 | 781 | 4.73 | 10 | 15.00 | 71.00 |
| 13 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 11 | 183 | 760 | 4.15 | 6 | 16.64 | 69.09 |
| 14 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 11 | 76 | 609 | 8.01 | 7 | 6.91 | 55.36 |
| 15 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 10 | 120 | 599 | 4.99 | 5 | 12.00 | 59.90 |
| 16 | Shannon Brooks | Minnesota | SO | RB | 9 | 125 | 565 | 4.52 | 4 | 13.89 | 62.78 |
| 17 | Justin Goodwin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 10 | 115 | 504 | 4.38 | 1 | 11.50 | 50.40 |
| 18 | Chris Evans | Michigan | FR | RB | 11 | 71 | 467 | 6.58 | 2 | 6.45 | 42.45 |
| 19 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 9 | 90 | 458 | 5.09 | 5 | 10.00 | 50.89 |
| 20 | Reggie Corbin | Illinois | FR | RB | 10 | 79 | 452 | 5.72 | 1 | 7.90 | 45.20 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | FR | RB | 6 | 56 | 425 | 7.59 | 2 | 9.33 | 70.83 |
| 22 | Dare Ogunbowale | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 11 | 62 | 401 | 6.47 | 3 | 5.64 | 36.45 |
| 23 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 8 | 84 | 373 | 4.44 | 1 | 10.50 | 46.63 |
| 24 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | SO | RB | 10 | 60 | 369 | 6.15 | 5 | 6.00 | 36.90 |
| 25 | Ty Isaac | Michigan | SR | RB | 10 | 62 | 359 | 5.79 | 5 | 6.20 | 35.90 |
| 26 | John Moten IV | N'western | FR | RB | 11 | 56 | 338 | 6.04 | 2 | 5.09 | 30.73 |
| 27 | Bradrick Shaw | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 9 | 64 | 321 | 5.02 | 4 | 7.11 | 35.67 |
| 28 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 12 | 123 | 310 | 2.52 | 6 | 10.25 | 25.83 |
| 29 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 10 | 98 | 307 | 3.13 | 9 | 9.80 | 30.70 |
| 30 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 8 | 92 | 300 | 3.26 | 2 | 11.50 | 37.50 |
| 31 | Gerald Holmes | Mich St | JR | RB | 9 | 63 | 274 | 4.35 | 2 | 7.00 | 30.44 |
| 32 | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 65 | 265 | 4.08 | 2 | 8.13 | 33.13 |
| 33 | Brian Lankford-Johnson | Purdue | FR | RB | 9 | 39 | 251 | 6.44 | 1 | 4.33 | 27.89 |
| 34 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 7 | 39 | 244 | 6.26 | 4 | 5.57 | 34.86 |
| 35 | Tyler Natee | Indiana | FR | RB | 10 | 61 | 237 | 3.89 | 2 | 6.10 | 23.70 |
| 35 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 11 | 16 | 237 | 14.81 | 1 | 1.45 | 21.55 |
| 37 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Illinois | SO | RB | 9 | 35 | 230 | 6.57 | 2 | 3.89 | 25.56 |
| 38 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 39 | 211 | 5.41 | 2 | 9.75 | 52.75 |
| 39 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | FR | QB | 6 | 21 | 198 | 9.43 | 2 | 3.50 | 33.00 |
| 40 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 8 | 51 | 185 | 3.63 | 2 | 6.38 | 23.13 |
| 41 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 27 | 167 | 6.19 | 3 | 2.70 | 16.70 |
| 42 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 3 | 28 | 162 | 5.79 | 2 | 9.33 | 54.00 |
| 43 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | FR | RB | 11 | 22 | 157 | 7.14 | 1 | 2.00 | 14.27 |
| 44 | Kenneth Goins Jr. | Maryland | SR | RB | 10 | 30 | 156 | 5.20 | 2 | 3.00 | 15.60 |
| 45 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 4 | 21 | 149 | 7.10 | 0 | 5.25 | 37.25 |
| 46 | Andre Robinson | Penn State | FR | RB | 10 | 22 | 119 | 5.41 | 4 | 2.20 | 11.90 |
| 47 | Eddie McDoom | Michigan | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 1.18 | 10.00 |
| 48 | Josh Hicks | Rutgers | JR | RB | 8 | 35 | 107 | 3.06 | 0 | 4.38 | 13.38 |
| 49 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | FR | RB | 9 | 33 | 104 | 3.15 | 0 | 3.67 | 11.56 |
| 50 | Madre London | Mich St | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 102 | 4.64 | 2 | 2.75 | 12.75 |