2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost 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 | 30 | 693 | 23.10 | 1 | 4.3 | 99.0 |
| 2 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 5 | 17 | 418 | 24.59 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.6 |
| 3 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 201 | 25.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 492 | 25.89 | 1 | 2.4 | 61.5 |
| 5 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 8 | 18 | 491 | 27.28 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.4 |
| 6 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 19 | 426 | 22.42 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.9 |
| 7 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 218 | 18.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.5 |
| 8 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 324 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.0 |
| 9 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 9 | 19 | 344 | 18.11 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.2 |
| 10 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 11 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 32.5 |
| 12 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 13 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 99 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 24.8 |
| 14 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 15 | KJ Maye | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 7 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.1 |
| 16 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
| 17 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 18 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Ryan Lankford | Illinois | JR | WR | 9 | 2 | 84 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| 20 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 8 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Keenan Davis | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 23 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Kofi Hughes | Indiana | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 10 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| 26 | Tony Jones | N'western | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 27 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 28 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 29 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 30 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| 31 | Kyle Zuleger | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 32 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 33 | Kyler Elsworth | Mich St | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 34 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 35 | Lincoln Plsek | Minnesota | FR | ATH | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 36 | Antwon Higgs | Purdue | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 36 | Lamonte Edwards | Minnesota | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 38 | Ryan Phillis | Indiana | SO | DL | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 39 | Jonathan Gimm | Iowa | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 40 | Zach Becker | Illinois | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 41 | Jon Davis | Illinois | SO | TE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.