Big Ten Roundup: Stat Leaders Heading Into Week 5 of College Football

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Heading into Week 5 of the 2022 college football season, each Big Ten team has played three non-conference games and one Big Ten opponent.
Big Ten East division teams hold a combined 23-5 record, while the West division has played to a 16-12 record. No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan, No. 11 Penn State and No. 21 Minnesota remain undefeated, while Northwestern and Nebraska share the conference's worst record at 1-3.
Through four games, here are the Big Ten's statistical leaders. (stats per bigten.org)
Passing yards
- C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – 1,222
- Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern – 1,219
- Connor Bazelak, Indiana – 1,171
- Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland – 1,102
- Aidan O'Connell, Purdue – 1,000
- Casey Thompson, Nebraska – 995
- Tommy DeVito, Illinois – 954
- Payton Thorne, Michigan State – 900
- Sean Clifford, Penn State – 890
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota – 886
- Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – 791
- J.J. McCarthy, Michigan – 693
- Evan Simon, Rutgers – 566
- Spencer Petras – 524
CJ Stroud is dealing early in Columbus 👀 pic.twitter.com/TMIDIVCOJA
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) September 24, 2022
Completion percentage
- J.J. McCarthy, Michigan – 80
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota – 77.2
- Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland – 74.6
- C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – 70.5
- Tommy DeVito, Illinois – 69
- Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – 67.1
- Payton Thorne, Michigan State – 65.3
- Casey Thompson, Nebraska – 65
- Aidan O'Connell, Purdue – 64.2
- Sean Clifford, Penn State – 64.1
- Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern – 62.7
- Evan Simon, Rutgers – 61.8
- Connor Bazelak, Indiana – 53.5
- Spencer Petras, Iowa – 51.1
TOUCHDOWN WOLVERINES @UMichFootball adds to its lead 〽️🙌 pic.twitter.com/mMRwU0aKNC
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 24, 2022
Passing touchdowns
- C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – 16
- Tommy DeVito, Illinois – 9
- Sean Clifford, Penn State – 8
- Aidan O'Connell, Purdue – 8
- Connor Bazelak, Indiana – 7
- Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – 7
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota – 7
- Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland – 7
- Payton Thorne, Michigan State – 7
- Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern – 5
- Casey Thompson, Nebraska – 5
- J.J. McCarthy, Michigan – 5
- Evan Simon, Rutgers – 3
- Spencer Petras, Iowa – 1
Interceptions
- Payton Thorne, Michigan State – 6
- Connor Bazelak, Indiana – 4
- Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland – 4
- Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern – 3
- Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – 3
- Casey Thompson, Nebraska – 3
- Tommy DeVito, Illinois – 2
- Spencer Petras, Iowa – 2
- Evan Simon, Rutgers – 2
- Sean Clifford, Penn State – 1
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota – 1
- Aidan O'Connell, Purdue – 1
- C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – 1
- J.J. McCarthy, Michigan – 0
Receiving yards
- Charlie Jones, Purdue – 533
- Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State – 442
- Cam Camper, Indiana – 418
- Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State – 387
- Trey Palmer, Nebraska – 323
- Evan Hull, Northwestern – 311
- Malik Washington, Northwestern – 305
- Pat Bryant, Illinois – 262
- Keon Coleman, Michigan State – 261
- Isaiah Williams, Illinois – 260
This 4th quarter is WILD!
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 17, 2022
Charlie Jones 55 yard touchdown🔥
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Receptions
- Charlie Jones, Purdue – 41
- Cam Camper, Indiana – 33
- Evan Hull, Northwestern – 29
- Trey Palmer, Nebraska – 28
- Isaiah Williams, Illinois – 28
- Malik Washington, Northwestern – 27
- Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State – 26
- Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State – 21
- Keon Coleman, Michigan State – 19
- Ronnie Bell, Michigan – 17
Cam Camper [6-2 WR, Indiana]
— All 22 Films (@All_22_NFL_Cuts) September 4, 2022
His 11-catch, 156-yard performance led the Hoosiers to a 23-20 win over Illinois on Friday night in Bloomington. pic.twitter.com/Fv5GemxBa8
Rushing yards
- Chase Brown, Illinois – 604
- Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota – 567
- Braelon Allen, Wisconsin – 497
- Blake Corum, Michigan – 478
- Anthony Grant, Nebraska – 464
- Nicholas Singleton, Penn State – 376
- Evan Hull, Northwestern – 370
- Roman Hemby, Maryland – 342
- Shaun Shivers, Indiana – 320
- TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State – 318
Chase Brown showing off some moves 🕺💨
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 23, 2022
cc: @IlliniFootball pic.twitter.com/FCNVDD80GH
Total tackles
- Cam Jones, Indiana – 43
- Jack Campbell, Iowa – 39
- Luke Reimer, Nebraska – 39
- Kendell Brooks, Michigan State – 38
- Bryce Gallagher, Northwestern – 38
- Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State – 33
- Cal Haladay, Michigan State – 33
- Christian Izien, Rutgers – 33
- Beau Brade, Maryland – 32
- Aaron Casey, Indiana and Angelo Grose, Michigan State– 31
Respect, Cam Jones. @cjones1_ x @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/4u0sMcrPes
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) September 3, 2022
Tackles for loss
- Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State – 8
- Aaron Casey, Indiana – 6
- Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois – 5.5
- Wesley Bailey, Rutgers – 5
- Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State – 5
- Mike Hall Jr., Ohio State – 5
- Nick Herbig, Wisconsin – 5
- Lukas Van Ness, Iowa – 5
- Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois – 4.5
- Five players tied at 4
Sacks
- Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State – 5.5
- Nick Herbig, Wisconsin – 4
- Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois – 3
- Gabe Jacas, Illinois – 3
- Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State – 3
- Dasan McCullough, Indiana – 3
- Lukas Van Ness, Iowa – 3
- Wesley Bailey, Rutgers – 2.5
- 16 players tied at 2
Analyzing Jacoby Windmon’s tape from last night. Beyond the bend/athleticism he’s always possessed, he showcased a wider array of pass-rush moves. Used the “ghost move” to great success. Moved the QB off his spot all night.
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) September 4, 2022
7 tackles, 4 sacks (!!!), & 1 FF in his MSU debut 🔊⬆️ pic.twitter.com/SR9sXtCqkg
Interceptions
- Cooper DeJean, Iowa – 3
- Marques Buford Jr., Nebraska – 2
- Chris Jefferson, Purdue, – 2
- Robert Longerbeam, Rutgers – 2
- Xander Mueller, Northwestern – 2
- Kendall Smith, Illinois – 2
- John Torchio, Wisconsin – 2
- Zakee Wheatley, Penn State – 2
Related stories on Indiana football:
- ALLEN TWEAKS PRACTICE STRUCTURE: Slow starts have become a trend for Indiana four weeks into the season. Hoping to combat this before a road trip to Nebraska on Saturday, Indiana coach Tom Allen made a few changes to the way the Hoosiers practiced this week. CLICK HERE
- INDIANA WEEK 5 DEPTH CHART, INJURY NOTES: Indiana football (3-1) travels to Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff against the Cornhuskers and interim head coach Mickey Joseph. Here's Indiana's Week 5 depth chart, as well as some quick injury updates. CLICK HERE
- CAM JONES PODCAST: On this week's Episode 5 of Hoosier Roundtable Podcast, Indiana linebacker Cam Jones was awarded the Terry Tallen Football Leadership Scholarship, and his reaction was caught on camera! Shot at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, take a look at the full podcast video, or read the transcript summary. CLICK HERE
- HOOSIERS ENTER WEEK 5 AS UNDERDOGS TO NEBRASKA Indiana football heads to Lincoln, Neb. for a Week 5 matchup with the Cornhuskers at 7:30 p.m. ET. Nebraska is favored by 5.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook. CLICK HERE
- ALLEN, BELL RESPOND TO OFFENSIVE LINE CONCERNS: Indiana football coach Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Walt Bell addressed concerns surrounding the Hoosiers' offensive line at Monday's press conference. CLICK HERE

Jack Ankony has been covering IU basketball and football with “Indiana Hoosiers on SI” since 2022. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism.
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