2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Larkin | N'western | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 112 | 12.44 | 0 | 9.00 | 112.00 |
| 2 | D.J. Knox | Purdue | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 1 | 11.00 | 101.00 |
| 3 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 1 | 18 | 137 | 7.61 | 2 | 18.00 | 137.00 |
| 4 | J.K. Dobbins | Ohio State | FR | RB | 2 | 30 | 213 | 7.10 | 0 | 15.00 | 106.50 |
| 5 | LJ Scott | Mich St | JR | RB | 1 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 2 | 18.00 | 110.00 |
| 6 | Matt Alviti | N'western | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 54.00 |
| 7 | Damion Terry | Mich St | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 4.00 | 21.00 |
| 8 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 1 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 14.00 | 73.00 |
| 9 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 1 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 60.00 |
| 10 | Justin Jackson | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 32 | 157 | 4.91 | 2 | 32.00 | 157.00 |
| 11 | Madre London | Mich St | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 12 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 2 | 41 | 171 | 4.17 | 0 | 20.50 | 85.50 |
| 13 | Markell Jones | Purdue | JR | RB | 1 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 0 | 21.00 | 86.00 |
| 14 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | SR | RB | 1 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 88.00 |
| 15 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 17.00 | 65.00 |
| 16 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 2 | 35 | 126 | 3.60 | 3 | 17.50 | 63.00 |
| 17 | James Butler | Iowa | SR | RB | 1 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 10.00 | 32.00 |
| 18 | Chris Evans | Michigan | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 9.00 | 24.00 |
| 18 | Mike Weber | Ohio State | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 4.50 | 12.00 |
| 20 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 6.00 | 15.00 |
| 21 | Chris James | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 1 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 22 | Gerald Holmes | Mich St | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| 23 | Brandon Peters | Michigan | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 5.00 | -11.00 |
| 24 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | -19 | -3.80 | 0 | 5.00 | -19.00 |
| 25 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | -24 | -6.00 | 0 | 4.00 | -24.00 |
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.