2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 6 | 26 | 619 | 23.81 | 1 | 4.3 | 103.2 |
| 2 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 7 | 22 | 546 | 24.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 78.0 |
| 3 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 7 | 16 | 432 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.7 |
| 4 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 17 | 413 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.0 |
| 5 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 344 | 18.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.3 |
| 6 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 372 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 53.1 |
| 7 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 477 | 22.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.0 |
| 8 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 332 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.4 |
| 9 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 10 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 6 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.2 |
| 11 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 268 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 12 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
| 13 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.7 |
| 14 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 24.4 |
| 15 | Devin Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 16 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 8 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 17 | KJ Maye | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 7 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.1 |
| 18 | Alex Kenney | Penn State | SO | WR | 6 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 |
| 19 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Tony Jones | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 22 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 23 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 7 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 25 | Keenan Davis | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 26 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 27 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| 28 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Trevor Williams | Penn State | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 30 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 9 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 31 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 32 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 33 | Tim Hanrahan | N'western | SO | RB | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 34 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| 35 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 36 | Marcus Jones | Minnesota | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 37 | Kyle Zuleger | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 38 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Antwon Higgs | Purdue | SR | LB | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 40 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 40 | Ryan Phillis | Indiana | SO | DL | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 42 | Lincoln Plsek | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 43 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 43 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 45 | Jonathan Gimm | Iowa | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 45 | Kofi Hughes | Indiana | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 47 | Jeff Heuerman | Ohio State | SO | TE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Conor McDermott | Nebraska | SR | TE | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.