2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | JR | PK | 8 | 31 | 1973 | 63.65 | 23 | 74.19 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | SO | K | 10 | 61 | 3903 | 63.98 | 39 | 63.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | JR | K | 11 | 55 | 3361 | 61.11 | 32 | 58.18 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Griffin Oakes | Indiana | SR | K | 8 | 47 | 2910 | 61.91 | 25 | 53.19 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | JR | K | 8 | 46 | 2861 | 62.20 | 23 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Drew Brown | Nebraska | SR | PK | 8 | 43 | 2698 | 62.74 | 20 | 46.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | James Foug | Michigan | SR | K | 9 | 56 | 3513 | 62.73 | 26 | 46.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tyler Davis | Penn State | SR | K | 9 | 63 | 3901 | 61.92 | 26 | 41.27 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | SR | P | 9 | 46 | 2822 | 61.35 | 15 | 32.61 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Justin Davidovicz | Rutgers | FR | PK | 8 | 38 | 2392 | 62.95 | 12 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Luke Otto | N'western | SR | K | 10 | 58 | 3403 | 58.67 | 16 | 27.59 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Brett Scanlon | Mich St | SR | K | 9 | 49 | 2971 | 60.63 | 9 | 18.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Blake Haubeil | Ohio State | FR | K | 9 | 64 | 3817 | 59.64 | 11 | 17.19 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Danny Sutton | Maryland | SR | PK | 6 | 39 | 2306 | 59.13 | 5 | 12.82 | 3 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.