Big Ten Skill Position Rankings and Key Matchups for Week 4
Running Backs:
The Big Ten’s workhorses were in full display last weekend showing why it is still a run-first dominated conference. The teams just spread the wealth around to several players. Here’s how they rank through week three:
| Running Backs | Team | Carries | Yards | YPC | TDs |
| Mike Weber/Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | 87 | 611 | 7.02 | 3 |
| Terrell Newby/Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska | 75 | 460 | 6.13 | 4 |
| L.J. Scott/Gerald Holmes | Michigan State | 55 | 303 | 5.51 | 4 |
| Corey Clement/Bradrick Shaw | Wisconsin | 66 | 343 | 5.2 | 4 |
| Saquon Barkley/Andre Robinson | Penn State | 59 | 285 | 4.83 | 7 |
| De’Veon Smith/Chris Evans | Michigan | 48 | 309 | 6.44 | 3 |
| Rodney Smith/Kobe McCrary | Minnesota | 61 | 379 | 6.21 | 5 |
| LeShun Daniels/Akrum Wadley | Iowa | 64 | 414 | 6.47 | 6 |
| Devine Redding/Devonte Williams | Indiana | 63 | 308 | 4.89 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Harrison/Trey Edmunds | Maryland | 53 | 356 | 6.72 | 4 |
| Markell Jones/Tario Fuller | Purdue | 44 | 213 | 4.84 | 1 |
| Robert Martin/Josh Hicks | Rutgers | 61 | 372 | 6.1 | 1 |
| Justin Jackson/John Moten IV | Northwestern | 68 | 277 | 4.07 | 3 |
| Ke’Shawn Vaughn/Kendrick Foster | Illinois | 68 | 362 | 5.41 | 4 |