2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Ty Johnson Maryland SO RB 12 104 956 9.19 5 8.67 79.67
2 Curtis Samuel Ohio State JR HB 13 97 771 7.95 8 7.46 59.31
3 Chris Evans Michigan FR RB 13 88 614 6.98 4 6.77 47.23
4 Akrum Wadley Iowa JR RB 12 164 1061 6.47 10 13.67 88.42
5 John Moten IV N'western FR RB 12 56 338 6.04 2 4.67 28.17
6 Mike Weber Ohio State FR RB 13 182 1096 6.02 9 14.00 84.31
7 Karan Higdon Michigan SO RB 12 72 425 5.90 6 6.00 35.42
8 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Illinois SO RB 10 43 252 5.86 2 4.30 25.20
9 Brian Lankford-Johnson Purdue FR RB 11 44 256 5.82 1 4.00 23.27
10 Reggie Corbin Illinois FR RB 11 79 452 5.72 1 7.18 41.09
11 Ty Isaac Michigan SR RB 12 74 417 5.64 5 6.17 34.75
12 Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin SR RB 14 91 506 5.56 5 6.50 36.14
13 Saquon Barkley Penn State SO RB 14 272 1496 5.50 18 19.43 106.86
14 LJ Scott Mich St SO RB 11 164 889 5.42 5 14.91 80.82
15 Bradrick Shaw Wisconsin FR RB 11 88 457 5.19 5 8.00 41.55
16 Justin Jackson N'western JR RB 12 286 1482 5.18 15 23.83 123.50
17 LeShun Daniels, Jr. Iowa SR RB 12 199 1029 5.17 10 16.58 85.75
18 Robert Martin Rutgers JR RB 9 105 542 5.16 2 11.67 60.22
19 Kendrick Foster Illinois JR RB 11 122 602 4.93 5 11.09 54.73
20 Rodney Smith Minnesota SO RB 12 223 1084 4.86 15 18.58 90.33
21 Gerald Holmes Mich St JR RB 11 91 431 4.74 5 8.27 39.18
22 Shannon Brooks Minnesota SO RB 10 138 650 4.71 5 13.80 65.00
23 De'Veon Smith Michigan SR RB 13 181 846 4.67 10 13.92 65.08
24 Terrell Newby Nebraska SR RB 13 190 879 4.63 7 14.62 67.62
25 Tommy Armstrong Jr. Nebraska SR QB 11 113 512 4.53 8 10.27 46.55
26 Devine Redding Indiana JR RB 13 253 1122 4.43 7 19.46 86.31
27 Corey Clement Wisconsin SR RB 13 314 1375 4.38 15 24.15 105.77
27 Justin Goodwin Rutgers SR RB 11 115 504 4.38 1 10.45 45.82
29 Devine Ozigbo Nebraska SO RB 10 97 412 4.25 5 9.70 41.20
30 J.T. Barrett Ohio State JR QB 13 205 845 4.12 9 15.77 65.00
31 Tyler Natee Indiana FR RB 10 61 237 3.89 2 6.10 23.70
32 Markell Jones Purdue SO RB 10 129 471 3.65 3 12.90 47.10
32 Tyrrell Pigrome Maryland FR QB 10 55 201 3.65 3 5.50 20.10
34 Devonte Williams Indiana FR RB 11 48 167 3.48 0 4.36 15.18
35 Mitch Leidner Minnesota SR QB 11 108 357 3.31 10 9.82 32.45
36 Josh Hicks Rutgers JR RB 9 38 113 2.97 0 4.22 12.56
37 Trace McSorley Penn State SO QB 14 146 365 2.50 7 10.43 26.07
38 Tyler O'Connor Mich St SR QB 10 57 59 1.04 0 5.70 5.90
39 Perry Hills Maryland SR QB 10 90 88 0.98 4 9.00 8.80
40 Clayton Thorson N'western SO QB 12 85 68 0.80 5 7.08 5.67
41 David Blough Purdue SO QB 11 76 -5 -0.07 2 6.91 -0.45
42 C.J. Beathard Iowa SR QB 12 78 -8 -0.10 2 6.50 -0.67

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.