2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | SR | PK | 3 | 10 | 649 | 64.90 | 7 | 70.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | JR | K | 4 | 14 | 884 | 63.14 | 11 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rafael Checa | Penn State | FR | K | 3 | 20 | 1255 | 62.75 | 13 | 65.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Cole Hahn | Mich St | FR | K | 5 | 23 | 1432 | 62.26 | 13 | 56.52 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Emmit Carpenter | Minnesota | SR | K | 4 | 16 | 995 | 62.19 | 8 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | JR | P | 3 | 15 | 932 | 62.13 | 7 | 46.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | SR | K | 2 | 8 | 497 | 62.13 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Moody | Michigan | FR | K | 5 | 28 | 1718 | 61.36 | 16 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | SR | K | 3 | 21 | 1282 | 61.05 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Blake Haubeil | Ohio State | SO | K | 4 | 28 | 1687 | 60.25 | 6 | 21.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jake Collins | N'western | SR | P | 4 | 12 | 682 | 56.83 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SO | K | 4 | 19 | 1070 | 56.32 | 5 | 26.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | FR | K | 5 | 20 | 1106 | 55.30 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 |
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.