2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 1539 | 95 | 8 | 254 | 1634 | 6.4 | 148.5 |
| 2 | J.K. Dobbins | Ohio State | FR | RB | 12 | 1136 | 135 | 6 | 189 | 1271 | 6.7 | 105.9 |
| 3 | Justin Jackson | N'western | SR | RB | 11 | 1081 | 213 | 8 | 275 | 1294 | 4.7 | 117.6 |
| 4 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 11 | 1052 | 436 | 18 | 240 | 1488 | 6.2 | 135.3 |
| 5 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | SR | RB | 11 | 969 | 273 | 13 | 246 | 1242 | 5.0 | 112.9 |
| 6 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | JR | RB | 11 | 917 | 131 | 10 | 156 | 1048 | 6.7 | 95.3 |
| 7 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | JR | RB | 10 | 794 | 105 | 3 | 205 | 899 | 4.4 | 89.9 |
| 8 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 12 | 751 | 0 | 11 | 153 | 751 | 4.9 | 62.6 |
| 9 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | JR | RB | 10 | 726 | 42 | 4 | 125 | 768 | 6.1 | 76.8 |
| 10 | LJ Scott | Mich St | JR | RB | 9 | 712 | 118 | 7 | 172 | 830 | 4.8 | 92.2 |
| 11 | Chris Evans | Michigan | SO | RB | 11 | 640 | 157 | 7 | 140 | 797 | 5.7 | 72.5 |
| 12 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | SO | RB | 11 | 613 | 94 | 10 | 107 | 707 | 6.6 | 64.3 |
| 13 | Gus Edwards | Rutgers | SR | RB | 10 | 591 | 100 | 6 | 153 | 691 | 4.5 | 69.1 |
| 14 | Markell Jones | Purdue | JR | RB | 10 | 566 | 54 | 1 | 126 | 620 | 4.9 | 62.0 |
| 15 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 547 | 138 | 4 | 99 | 685 | 6.9 | 57.1 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Harrison III | Maryland | SO | RB | 10 | 541 | 33 | 3 | 129 | 574 | 4.4 | 57.4 |
| 17 | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | JR | RB | 9 | 485 | 123 | 3 | 143 | 608 | 4.3 | 67.6 |
| 18 | Morgan Ellison | Indiana | FR | RB | 9 | 470 | 52 | 4 | 110 | 522 | 4.7 | 58.0 |
| 19 | Jeremy Larkin | N'western | FR | RB | 11 | 456 | 74 | 4 | 84 | 530 | 6.3 | 48.2 |
| 20 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 11 | 419 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 419 | 3.2 | 38.1 |
| 21 | Kobe McCrary | Minnesota | SR | RB | 10 | 389 | 27 | 5 | 75 | 416 | 5.5 | 41.6 |
| 22 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 10 | 353 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 353 | 3.6 | 35.3 |
| 23 | Cole Gest | Indiana | FR | RB | 8 | 336 | 83 | 2 | 92 | 419 | 4.6 | 52.4 |
| 24 | Robert Martin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 10 | 331 | 56 | 2 | 88 | 387 | 4.4 | 38.7 |
| 25 | Ty Isaac | Michigan | SR | RB | 7 | 326 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 336 | 6.3 | 48.0 |
| 26 | Shannon Brooks | Minnesota | JR | RB | 5 | 300 | 54 | 4 | 65 | 354 | 5.4 | 70.8 |
| 27 | Demry Croft | Minnesota | SO | QB | 8 | 279 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 279 | 3.8 | 34.9 |
| 28 | James Butler | Iowa | SR | RB | 7 | 275 | 47 | 1 | 69 | 322 | 4.7 | 46.0 |
| 29 | Mikale Wilbon | Nebraska | JR | RB | 9 | 274 | 59 | 5 | 77 | 333 | 4.3 | 37.0 |
| 30 | Bradrick Shaw | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 9 | 262 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 273 | 3.6 | 30.3 |
| 31 | Richie Worship | Purdue | SO | RB | 9 | 241 | 73 | 5 | 60 | 314 | 5.2 | 34.9 |
| 32 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | SR | RB | 9 | 240 | 67 | 1 | 68 | 307 | 4.5 | 34.1 |
| 33 | Cam Thomas | Illinois | FR | QB | 4 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 233 | 4.5 | 58.3 |
| 34 | Garrett Groshek | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 215 | 34 | 1 | 48 | 249 | 5.2 | 22.6 |
| 35 | Madre London | Mich St | JR | RB | 9 | 212 | 52 | 3 | 67 | 264 | 3.9 | 29.3 |
| 36 | Antonio Williams | Ohio State | SO | RB | 10 | 203 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 223 | 5.0 | 22.3 |
| 37 | Gerald Holmes | Mich St | SR | RB | 8 | 190 | 42 | 1 | 61 | 232 | 3.8 | 29.0 |
| 38 | Ra'Von Bonner | Illinois | FR | RB | 4 | 176 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 181 | 3.3 | 45.3 |
| 39 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | SO | QB | 7 | 172 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 206 | 6.9 | 29.4 |
| 40 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | FR | QB | 7 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 150 | 2.1 | 21.4 |
| 41 | Dre Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 6 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 146 | 4.6 | 24.3 |
| 42 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | FR | RB | 9 | 136 | 103 | 3 | 30 | 239 | 8.0 | 26.6 |
| 43 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | JR | QB | 8 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 134 | 2.6 | 16.8 |
| 44 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 131 | 30 | 1 | 33 | 161 | 4.9 | 16.1 |
| 45 | Mike Epstein | Illinois | FR | RB | 2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 125 | 7.4 | 62.5 |
| 46 | Tario Fuller | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 119 | 37 | 1 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 78.0 |
| 47 | Toren Young | Iowa | FR | RB | 6 | 115 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 138 | 5.1 | 23.0 |
| 48 | Jake Funk | Maryland | SO | RB | 10 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 11.7 |
| 49 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 3 | 111 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 146 | 9.7 | 48.7 |
| 50 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | FR | RB | 11 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 135 | 10.4 | 12.3 |