2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 13 | 39 | 867 | 22.23 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 13 | 35 | 827 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 63.6 |
| 3 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 13 | 31 | 670 | 21.61 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.5 |
| 4 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 566 | 23.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.2 |
| 5 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 12 | 19 | 536 | 28.21 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.7 |
| 6 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 13 | 22 | 513 | 23.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.5 |
| 7 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 10 | 19 | 344 | 18.11 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.4 |
| 8 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 21 | 416 | 19.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 10 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.7 |
| 11 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 14 | 14 | 325 | 23.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 11 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.2 |
| 13 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 12 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 14 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| 15 | KJ Maye | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 13 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.7 |
| 16 | Tony Jones | N'western | SO | WR | 13 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 17 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 151 | 25.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.6 |
| 18 | Devin Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 12 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 19 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 10 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
| 20 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 14 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.1 |
| 21 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 14 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 22 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | JR | WR | 11 | 3 | 111 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.1 |
| 23 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| 24 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 25 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| 26 | Keenan Davis | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 27 | Trevor Williams | Penn State | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 28 | Alex Kenney | Penn State | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| 29 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | SO | WR | 12 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 30 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 31 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 12 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 32 | Kofi Hughes | Indiana | JR | WR | 11 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 33 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 34 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 13 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 35 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 36 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 13 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 37 | Danny Anthrop | Purdue | FR | ATH | 12 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Charles Jackson | Nebraska | FR | DB | 13 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 39 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 39 | Kyle Zuleger | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 41 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 42 | Devon Wright | Minnesota | SO | RB | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 43 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 13 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 44 | Kenny Mullen | Indiana | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 45 | Matt Zakrzewski | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 46 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 47 | Ryan Phillis | Indiana | SO | DL | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 47 | Joey Balthazor | Minnesota | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 47 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 50 | Zac Epping | Minnesota | SO | OL | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.