2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | FR | WR | 3 | 13 | 275 | 21.15 | 0 | 4.3 | 91.7 |
| 2 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 276 | 25.09 | 1 | 2.8 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 271 | 19.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.8 |
| 4 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 208 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 6 | Dre Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 47.3 |
| 7 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | FR | DB | 4 | 11 | 186 | 16.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.5 |
| 8 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 9 | Javon Leake | Maryland | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 9 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 11 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 12 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 4 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 14 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 15 | Jake Funk | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 16 | Brandon Polk | Penn State | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 17 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 18 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 19 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 20 | Whop Philyor | Indiana | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 22 | Kobe McCrary | Minnesota | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 23 | Antjuan Simmons | Mich St | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Noah Barnes | Maryland | FR | TE | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Koa Farmer | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Darius Pittman | Purdue | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 28 | Shane Jones | Mich St | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 29 | Luke McNitt | Nebraska | SR | FB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Christian Bobak | Illinois | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 31 | Jan Johnson | Penn State | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 32 | Austin Roberts | Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 32 | Bobby Walker | Illinois | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 34 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.