2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 12 22 520 23.64 0 1.8 43.3
2 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 13 19 499 26.26 0 1.5 38.4
3 Vinny Anthony II Wisconsin SR WR 12 16 446 27.88 1 1.3 37.2
4 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 13 16 476 29.75 1 1.2 36.6
5 Kenneth Williams Nebraska SO RB 12 12 395 32.92 1 1.0 32.9
6 Adam Mohammed Washington SO RB 13 16 420 26.25 0 1.2 32.3
7 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 13 16 378 23.63 0 1.2 29.1
8 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 13 13 275 21.15 0 1.0 21.2
9 Anthony Frias II UCLA SR RB 12 10 179 17.90 0 0.8 14.9
10 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois SO RB 13 8 186 23.25 0 0.6 14.3
11 Cole Martin UCLA SO DB 12 7 164 23.43 0 0.6 13.7
12 Roman Hemby Indiana SR RB 15 9 203 22.56 0 0.6 13.5
13 Nicholas Singleton Penn State SR RB 12 7 145 20.71 0 0.6 12.1
14 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 12 8 144 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
15 Joseph Himon II N'western JR RB 11 5 131 26.20 0 0.5 11.9
16 King Mack Penn State JR S 13 5 140 28.00 0 0.4 10.8
17 Ben Black Rutgers SO WR 12 6 125 20.83 0 0.5 10.4
18 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State SR CB 12 2 116 58.00 1 0.2 9.7
18 Noah Whittington Oregon SR RB 13 6 126 21.00 0 0.5 9.7
20 Iverson Howard Maryland FR RB 12 7 108 15.43 0 0.6 9.0
21 Cade Yacamelli Wisconsin JR RB 10 4 83 20.75 0 0.4 8.3
22 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala UCLA SR WR 12 5 88 17.60 0 0.4 7.3
23 Terrell Washington, Jr. Iowa SO RB 11 4 73 18.25 0 0.4 6.6
23 Elijah Tau-Tolliver Mich St SR RB 12 6 79 13.17 0 0.5 6.6
25 Ricardo Cooper Jr. Maryland SO DB 11 4 71 17.75 0 0.4 6.5
26 Isaiah Mozee Nebraska FR RB 13 3 70 23.33 0 0.2 5.4
27 Ja'shon Benjamin Rutgers JR RB 12 3 64 21.33 0 0.3 5.3
28 Antonio Harris Purdue SO RB 12 4 59 14.75 0 0.3 4.9
29 Jonah Coleman Washington SR RB 12 3 57 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
30 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 14 5 66 13.20 0 0.4 4.7
31 Tanook Hines USC FR WR 13 4 52 13.00 0 0.3 4.0
32 King Miller USC FR RB 13 2 45 22.50 0 0.2 3.5
33 Dierre Hill Jr. Oregon FR RB 15 2 50 25.00 0 0.1 3.3
33 Anthony Woods UCLA JR RB 11 2 36 18.00 0 0.2 3.3
35 Xe'ree Alexander Washington JR LB 13 2 40 20.00 0 0.2 3.1
36 Chrishon McCray Mich St JR WR 11 2 30 15.00 0 0.2 2.7
37 Cam Davis Minnesota SR RB 13 2 34 17.00 0 0.2 2.6
38 Caleb Benning Nebraska FR DB 11 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 2.3
38 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 12 2 28 14.00 0 0.2 2.3
40 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 10 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 2.2
40 Christian Moore Purdue SR TE 12 2 26 13.00 0 0.2 2.2
42 Mac Resetich Illinois JR DB 13 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 1.9
43 Malachi Thomas Purdue SR RB 12 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 1.8
44 Joe Taylor Michigan SR WR 12 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.7
45 Jordan Anderson Illinois JR TE 13 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.5
46 James Peoples Ohio State SO RB 14 1 20 20.00 0 0.1 1.4
47 Ryan Quintanar USC SR LB 13 1 17 17.00 0 0.1 1.3
48 Trebor Peña Penn State SR WR 13 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.2
48 Robby Preckel N'western FR RB 12 1 14 14.00 0 0.1 1.2
48 Derik LeCaptain Minnesota SR LB 13 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.2

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.