2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Stout | Penn State | SR | K | 12 | 58 | 3756 | 64.76 | 53 | 91.38 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | James McCourt | Illinois | SR | K | 12 | 51 | 3297 | 64.65 | 42 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Coghlin | Mich St | SR | K | 11 | 46 | 2907 | 63.20 | 34 | 73.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jake Moody | Michigan | SR | K | 14 | 98 | 6155 | 62.81 | 65 | 66.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dragan Kesich | Minnesota | SO | K | 12 | 66 | 4197 | 63.59 | 42 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Caleb Shudak | Iowa | SR | K | 14 | 71 | 4506 | 63.46 | 44 | 61.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Brendan Franke | Nebraska | FR | PK | 11 | 57 | 3623 | 63.56 | 33 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SR | K | 11 | 38 | 2368 | 62.32 | 22 | 57.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jack Van Dyke | Wisconsin | SO | K | 10 | 43 | 2677 | 62.26 | 19 | 44.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noah Ruggles | Ohio State | SR | K | 13 | 99 | 5945 | 60.05 | 21 | 21.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | SR | K | 12 | 59 | 3596 | 60.95 | 11 | 18.64 | 1 | 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.