2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 319 | 29.00 | 2 | 1.2 | 35.4 |
| 2 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.9 |
| 3 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | JR | RB | 9 | 20 | 462 | 23.10 | 1 | 2.2 | 51.3 |
| 4 | Javon Leake | Maryland | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.1 |
| 5 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | FR | RB | 9 | 15 | 321 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 6 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | FR | WR | 8 | 23 | 485 | 21.09 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.6 |
| 7 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 9 | 18 | 379 | 21.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.1 |
| 8 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 10 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 8 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 9 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.9 |
| 10 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | FR | DB | 9 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.2 |
| 11 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 271 | 18.07 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.1 |
| 12 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 446 | 17.84 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.6 |
| 13 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 334 | 16.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.8 |
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.