Here are the B1G statistical leaders after Week 6 of the 2021 season

Week 6 of the college football season is over.

It was a wild week both nationally and in the Big Ten, with several major performances throughout the conference.

Offensively, Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne and Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson both cracked the leaderboard this week. Buckeyes receiver Garrett Wilson also made an appearance after a stellar game vs. Maryland.

There were several changes on the defensive leaderboard as well.

Here’s a look at where the individual Big Ten leaderboards currently stand:

Passing leaders

1. C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – 339.8 yards per game
2. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland – 296.0 yards per game
3. Payton Thorne, Michigan State — 261.5 yards per game

Rushing leaders

1. Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State – 150.5 yards per game
2. Trey Potts, Minnesota – 110.40 yards per game
3. TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State — 102.0 yards per game

Receiving leaders

1. David Bell, Purdue – 109.8 yards per game
2. Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland – 101.4 yards per game
3. Jayden Reed, Michigan State– 91.0 yards per game

Defensive Leaders

Tackles

1. Chris Bergin, Northwestern – 10.6 tackles per game
2. Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers– 9.5 per game
3. Jack Campbell, Iowa — 9.0 tackles per game

Sacks

1. Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan – 5.5 sacks
2. Sam Okuayinonu, Maryland – 5 sacks; Boye Mafe, Minnesota– 5 sacks

Interceptions

1. Riley Moss, Iowa– 4 interceptions
2. 4 players tied with 3 interceptions: Matt Hankins, Iowa; Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State; Deontai Williams, Nebraska; Kerby Joseph, Illinois.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.