2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 7 | 22 | 482 | 21.91 | 0 | 3.1 | 68.9 |
| 2 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 7 | 21 | 430 | 20.48 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.4 |
| 3 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 294 | 22.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 49.0 |
| 4 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 311 | 25.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.8 |
| 4 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 229 | 19.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.2 |
| 6 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 13 | 321 | 24.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.9 |
| 7 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 260 | 32.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 37.1 |
| 8 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 7 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.6 |
| 8 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.7 |
| 10 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 7 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.3 |
| 10 | KJ Maye | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 7 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.9 |
| 10 | Devin Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 10 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 15 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| 15 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 17 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.3 |
| 17 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| 17 | Keenan Davis | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 17 | Alex Kenney | Penn State | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Tony Jones | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.7 |
| 21 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.7 |
| 21 | Trevor Williams | Penn State | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 24 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| 24 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| 24 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.9 |
| 27 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 7 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 27 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 27 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 7 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Danny Anthrop | Purdue | FR | ATH | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| 27 | Kyle Zuleger | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 7 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 27 | Conor McDermott | Nebraska | SR | TE | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 34 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Kofi Hughes | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Lamonte Edwards | Minnesota | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 34 | Jon Davis | Illinois | SO | TE | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 39 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Charles Jackson | Nebraska | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 39 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 7 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| 39 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 39 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 39 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 39 | Antwon Higgs | Purdue | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 39 | Jonathan Gimm | Iowa | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 39 | Zach Becker | Illinois | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 39 | Aaron Hill | Minnesota | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 39 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 7 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.