2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | JR | K | 4 | 24 | 1552 | 64.67 | 21 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | JR | P | 4 | 19 | 1225 | 64.47 | 11 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | SR | K | 4 | 21 | 1343 | 63.95 | 14 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | SR | PK | 4 | 22 | 1402 | 63.73 | 18 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Emmit Carpenter | Minnesota | SR | K | 4 | 22 | 1400 | 63.64 | 12 | 54.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Jake Moody | Michigan | FR | K | 5 | 34 | 2154 | 63.35 | 21 | 61.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Blake Haubeil | Ohio State | SO | K | 5 | 42 | 2648 | 63.05 | 16 | 38.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Davidovicz | Rutgers | SO | PK | 5 | 19 | 1198 | 63.05 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | SR | K | 5 | 30 | 1878 | 62.60 | 19 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SO | K | 5 | 28 | 1735 | 61.96 | 15 | 53.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rafael Checa | Penn State | FR | K | 5 | 40 | 2475 | 61.88 | 21 | 52.50 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Cole Hahn | Mich St | FR | K | 4 | 24 | 1444 | 60.17 | 13 | 54.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | FR | K | 4 | 25 | 1484 | 59.36 | 4 | 16.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Drew Luckenbaugh | N'western | SO | K | 3 | 11 | 627 | 57.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 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.