2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Justin Jackson N'western SO RB 4 118 516 4.37 1 29.50 129.00
2 Jordan Howard Indiana JR RB 4 111 675 6.08 4 27.75 168.75
3 Rodney Smith Minnesota FR RB 4 83 363 4.37 1 20.75 90.75
4 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State JR RB 4 77 455 5.91 5 19.25 113.75
5 Terrell Newby Nebraska JR RB 4 70 399 5.70 3 17.50 99.75
6 De'Veon Smith Michigan JR RB 4 69 331 4.80 4 17.25 82.75
7 Josh Ferguson Illinois SR RB 4 67 331 4.94 3 16.75 82.75
8 D.J. Knox Purdue SO RB 4 65 251 3.86 1 16.25 62.75
8 Devine Redding Indiana SO RB 4 65 237 3.65 3 16.25 59.25
10 Jordan Canzeri Iowa SR RB 4 63 316 5.02 8 15.75 79.00
10 Madre London Mich St FR RB 4 63 275 4.37 3 15.75 68.75
12 Josh Hicks Rutgers SO RB 4 62 371 5.98 4 15.50 92.75
12 Taiwan Deal Wisconsin FR RB 4 62 290 4.68 4 15.50 72.50
14 Brandon Ross Maryland SR RB 4 59 358 6.07 2 14.75 89.50
15 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Illinois FR RB 4 52 227 4.37 2 13.00 56.75
16 Austin Appleby Purdue JR QB 3 37 73 1.97 2 12.33 24.33
17 Akeel Lynch Penn State JR RB 4 49 262 5.35 2 12.25 65.50
18 Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin JR RB 4 48 281 5.85 3 12.00 70.25
18 LeShun Daniels, Jr. Iowa JR RB 4 48 217 4.52 0 12.00 54.25
20 LJ Scott Mich St FR RB 4 43 230 5.35 2 10.75 57.50
21 Saquon Barkley Penn State FR RB 4 42 373 8.88 3 10.50 93.25
22 Robert Martin Rutgers SO RB 4 41 252 6.15 1 10.25 63.00
23 Paul James Rutgers SR RB 4 40 169 4.23 0 10.00 42.25
24 Markell Jones Purdue FR RB 4 38 248 6.53 3 9.50 62.00
24 Mitch Leidner Minnesota JR QB 4 38 107 2.82 1 9.50 26.75
26 Cardale Jones Ohio State JR QB 4 31 147 4.74 1 7.75 36.75
27 Clayton Thorson N'western FR QB 4 30 141 4.70 2 7.50 35.25
28 Tommy Armstrong Jr. Nebraska JR QB 4 29 118 4.07 1 7.25 29.50
29 Warren Long N'western JR RB 4 28 167 5.96 2 7.00 41.75
30 C.J. Beathard Iowa JR QB 4 27 151 5.59 3 6.75 37.75
31 Wes Brown Maryland JR RB 4 26 143 5.50 1 6.50 35.75
32 Ty Johnson Maryland FR RB 4 24 133 5.54 1 6.00 33.25
32 Solomon Vault N'western SO RB 4 24 100 4.17 0 6.00 25.00
34 Derrick Green Michigan JR RB 4 23 74 3.22 1 5.75 18.50
35 Chris Laviano Rutgers SO QB 4 22 9 0.41 0 5.50 2.25
36 Gerald Holmes Mich St SO RB 3 16 83 5.19 3 5.33 27.67
37 Braxton Miller Ohio State SR QB 4 21 136 6.48 1 5.25 34.00
37 Rodrick Williams Jr. Minnesota SR RB 4 21 70 3.33 0 5.25 17.50
37 Jake Rudock Michigan SR QB 4 21 54 2.57 2 5.25 13.50
37 Nate Sudfeld Indiana SR QB 4 21 38 1.81 2 5.25 9.50
41 Ty Isaac Michigan JR RB 4 20 170 8.50 1 5.00 42.50
42 Henry Enyenihi Illinois JR RB 4 18 57 3.17 1 4.50 14.25
42 Christian Hackenberg Penn State JR QB 4 18 -58 -3.22 0 4.50 -14.50
44 David Blough Purdue FR QB 3 13 12 0.92 1 4.33 4.00
45 Imani Cross Nebraska SR RB 4 16 63 3.94 1 4.00 15.75
46 Perry Hills Maryland JR QB 3 11 119 10.82 0 3.67 39.67
46 Drake Johnson Michigan SR RB 3 11 57 5.18 0 3.67 19.00
48 Shannon Brooks Minnesota FR RB 3 10 82 8.20 2 3.33 27.33
49 Chayce Crouch Illinois FR QB 4 12 32 2.67 1 3.00 8.00
49 Connor Cook Mich St SR QB 4 12 16 1.33 0 3.00 4.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.