2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only 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 | 11 | 13 | 369 | 28.38 | 2 | 1.2 | 33.5 |
2 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | JR | RB | 10 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
3 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | JR | RB | 10 | 22 | 542 | 24.64 | 1 | 2.2 | 54.2 |
4 | Javon Leake | Maryland | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.1 |
5 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 436 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.6 |
6 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 11 | 15 | 319 | 21.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 |
7 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | FR | RB | 11 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.7 |
8 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | FR | WR | 9 | 24 | 496 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.1 |
9 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | FR | DB | 11 | 20 | 396 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
10 | Devonte Williams | Indiana | SO | RB | 10 | 27 | 500 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.0 |
11 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 15 | 271 | 18.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.6 |
12 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | FR | RB | 9 | 20 | 334 | 16.70 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.1 |
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.