2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2018
Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
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1 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 13 | 15 | 426 | 28.40 | 2 | 1.2 | 32.8 |
2 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | JR | RB | 12 | 14 | 363 | 25.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.3 |
3 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | FR | WR | 11 | 27 | 669 | 24.78 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.8 |
4 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | JR | RB | 12 | 27 | 657 | 24.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 54.8 |
5 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 12 | 20 | 436 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.3 |
6 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | FR | RB | 13 | 19 | 404 | 21.26 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.1 |
7 | Javon Leake | Maryland | FR | RB | 9 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
8 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | FR | DB | 13 | 20 | 396 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
9 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | SO | RB | 12 | 28 | 523 | 18.68 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.6 |
10 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 13 | 16 | 288 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
11 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 15 | 254 | 16.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.2 |
12 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | FR | RB | 11 | 20 | 334 | 16.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.