2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 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 11 13 369 28.38 2 1.2 33.5
2 Rodney Smith Minnesota JR RB 10 13 323 24.85 1 1.3 32.3
3 Ty Johnson Maryland JR RB 10 22 542 24.64 1 2.2 54.2
4 Javon Leake Maryland FR RB 8 12 265 22.08 0 1.5 33.1
5 Connor Heyward Mich St FR RB 10 20 436 21.80 0 2.0 43.6
6 Derrick Tindal Wisconsin SR CB 11 15 319 21.27 0 1.4 29.0
7 Ivory Kelly-Martin Iowa FR RB 11 17 360 21.18 0 1.5 32.7
8 JD Spielman Nebraska FR WR 9 24 496 20.67 0 2.7 55.1
9 Ambry Thomas Michigan FR DB 11 20 396 19.80 0 1.8 36.0
10 Devonte Williams Indiana SO RB 10 27 500 18.52 0 2.7 50.0
11 D.J. Knox Purdue JR RB 12 15 271 18.07 0 1.3 22.6
12 Raheem Blackshear Rutgers FR RB 9 20 334 16.70 0 2.2 37.1

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.