2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Saquon Barkley Penn State JR RB 9 11 319 29.00 2 1.2 35.4
2 Rodney Smith Minnesota JR RB 9 13 323 24.85 1 1.4 35.9
3 Ty Johnson Maryland JR RB 9 20 462 23.10 1 2.2 51.3
4 Javon Leake Maryland FR RB 8 12 265 22.08 0 1.5 33.1
5 Ivory Kelly-Martin Iowa FR RB 9 15 321 21.40 0 1.7 35.7
6 JD Spielman Nebraska FR WR 8 23 485 21.09 0 2.9 60.6
7 Connor Heyward Mich St FR RB 9 18 379 21.06 0 2.0 42.1
8 Derrick Tindal Wisconsin SR CB 10 14 285 20.36 0 1.4 28.5
8 Riley Lees N'western FR WR 9 11 224 20.36 0 1.2 24.9
10 Ambry Thomas Michigan FR DB 9 18 362 20.11 0 2.0 40.2
11 D.J. Knox Purdue JR RB 9 15 271 18.07 0 1.7 30.1
12 Devonte Williams Indiana SO RB 9 25 446 17.84 0 2.8 49.6
13 Raheem Blackshear Rutgers FR RB 8 20 334 16.70 0 2.5 41.8

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.