Maryland football running back Javon Leake was named the Big Ten Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Tuesday after an impressive 2019 season.
The junior was also named to the All-Big Ten First Team as a return specialist.
Leake led the conference with 804 kickoff return yards, which ranked third in the country, and he also added two kickoff return touchdowns this season. The junior averaged 26.8 yards per kickoff return, which led the Big Ten and was 14th nationally.
William Likely III was the last Terp to win the award, which was created in 2015.