2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 5 | 17 | 417 | 24.53 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.4 |
| 2 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.8 |
| 3 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.6 |
| 4 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.3 |
| 5 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| 6 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 7 | 198 | 28.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 39.6 |
| 7 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 178 | 29.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 35.6 |
| 7 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 7 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 10 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.3 |
| 10 | Keenan Davis | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 12 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 12 | Devin Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 15 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 5 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| 15 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 18 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| 18 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
| 18 | Armani Reeves | Ohio State | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 18 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 18 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 18 | Conor McDermott | Nebraska | SR | TE | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Tim Marlowe | Nebraska | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Charles Jackson | Nebraska | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 25 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 25 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 25 | Devon Wright | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 25 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Alex Kenney | Penn State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 25 | KJ Maye | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Kenny Mullen | Indiana | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 25 | Ryan Phillis | Indiana | SO | DL | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 25 | Zac Epping | Minnesota | SO | OL | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 25 | Ricky Jones | Indiana | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Joey Balthazor | Minnesota | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 25 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 25 | Jonathan Gimm | Iowa | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Drew Goodger | Minnesota | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Paul Jones | Penn State | SO | QB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |