2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 33 | 495 | 3 | 31 | 528 | 17.0 | 105.6 |
| 2 | Austin Carr | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 486 | 6 | 32 | 486 | 15.2 | 121.5 |
| 3 | Amara Darboh | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 416 | 1 | 21 | 416 | 19.8 | 104.0 |
| 4 | Ricky Jones | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 390 | 1 | 24 | 390 | 16.3 | 78.0 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Yancey | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 331 | 4 | 15 | 331 | 22.1 | 66.2 |
| 6 | Malik Turner | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 300 | 1 | 22 | 305 | 13.9 | 61.0 |
| 7 | Nick Westbrook | Indiana | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 296 | 1 | 22 | 299 | 13.6 | 59.8 |
| 8 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 5 | 298 | 280 | 4 | 67 | 578 | 8.6 | 115.6 |
| 9 | Drew Wolitarsky | Minnesota | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 262 | 1 | 24 | 269 | 11.2 | 53.8 |
| 10 | Riley McCarron | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | -5 | 261 | 2 | 25 | 256 | 10.2 | 64.0 |
| 11 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 233 | 1 | 13 | 233 | 17.9 | 58.3 |
| 12 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 22 | 224 | 3 | 24 | 246 | 10.3 | 49.2 |
| 13 | Cole Herdman | Purdue | SO | TE | 5 | 0 | 208 | 2 | 24 | 208 | 8.7 | 41.6 |
| 14 | Levern Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 199 | 1 | 25 | 199 | 8.0 | 39.8 |
| 15 | Brian Smith | Minnesota | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 11 | 195 | 17.7 | 39.0 |
| 16 | Chris Godwin | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 194 | 3 | 12 | 207 | 17.3 | 51.8 |
| 17 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 191 | 3 | 19 | 201 | 10.6 | 40.2 |
| 18 | Teldrick Morgan | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 40 | 187 | 3 | 25 | 227 | 9.1 | 45.4 |
| 19 | Troy Fumagalli | Wisconsin | JR | TE | 4 | 0 | 182 | 1 | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 45.5 |
| 20 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 177 | 1 | 22 | 192 | 8.7 | 38.4 |
| 21 | Noah Brown | Ohio State | SO | WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 1 | 15 | 175 | 11.7 | 35.0 |
| 22 | Mike Gesicki | Penn State | JR | TE | 4 | 0 | 165 | 1 | 14 | 165 | 11.8 | 41.3 |
| 23 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 54.3 |
| 23 | Andre Patton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 40.8 |
| 25 | Brandon Reilly | Nebraska | SR | WR | 4 | 18 | 162 | 0 | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 45.0 |
| 26 | Jehu Chesson | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 159 | 1 | 16 | 170 | 10.6 | 42.5 |
| 27 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 158 | 2 | 18 | 165 | 9.2 | 33.0 |
| 28 | Marcus Baugh | Ohio State | JR | TE | 5 | 0 | 138 | 2 | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 27.6 |
| 29 | Jazz Peavy | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 98 | 134 | 1 | 21 | 232 | 11.0 | 58.0 |
| 29 | Donnie Corley | Mich St | FR | WR | 5 | 28 | 134 | 2 | 15 | 162 | 10.8 | 32.4 |
| 31 | Brycen Hopkins | Purdue | FR | TE | 5 | 0 | 130 | 2 | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 26.0 |
| 32 | Josiah Price | Mich St | SR | TE | 5 | 0 | 128 | 2 | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 25.6 |
| 33 | Jordan Westerkamp | Nebraska | SR | WR | 2 | -1 | 127 | 0 | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 63.0 |
| 33 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 127 | 1 | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 31.8 |
| 35 | Robert Wheelwright | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 125 | 1 | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 32.8 |
| 36 | Markell Jones | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 138 | 122 | 1 | 54 | 260 | 4.8 | 65.0 |
| 37 | Jake Butt | Michigan | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 111 | 1 | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 27.8 |
| 38 | Jamal Lyles | Mich St | SR | TE | 5 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 22.0 |
| 39 | Domonique Young | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 35.3 |
| 39 | Irvin Charles | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 26.5 |
| 39 | Cameron Posey | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 21.2 |
| 42 | Luke Timian | Indiana | SO | WR | 5 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 20.2 |
| 43 | DaeSean Hamilton | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 25.0 |
| 44 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 503 | 98 | 5 | 104 | 601 | 5.8 | 120.2 |
| 45 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 362 | 96 | 4 | 64 | 458 | 7.2 | 114.5 |
| 46 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | FR | WR | 4 | -13 | 94 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 20.3 |
| 47 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 12 | 93 | 1 | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 26.3 |
| 48 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 5 | 495 | 91 | 4 | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 117.2 |
| 49 | Jerminic Smith | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 45 | 89 | 0 | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 33.5 |
| 50 | George Kittle | Iowa | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 22.0 |