2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) 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 13 15 426 28.40 2 1.2 32.8
2 Rodney Smith Minnesota JR RB 12 14 363 25.93 1 1.2 30.3
3 JD Spielman Nebraska FR WR 11 27 669 24.78 1 2.5 60.8
4 Ty Johnson Maryland JR RB 11 26 641 24.65 1 2.4 58.3
5 Connor Heyward Mich St FR RB 12 20 436 21.80 0 1.7 36.3
6 Ivory Kelly-Martin Iowa FR RB 13 19 404 21.26 0 1.5 31.1
7 Ambry Thomas Michigan FR DB 13 20 396 19.80 0 1.5 30.5
8 Devonte Williams Indiana SO RB 11 28 523 18.68 0 2.5 47.5
9 D.J. Knox Purdue JR RB 13 16 288 18.00 0 1.2 22.2
10 Kendrick Foster Illinois SR RB 12 15 254 16.93 0 1.3 21.2
11 Raheem Blackshear Rutgers FR RB 10 20 334 16.70 0 2.0 33.4

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.