2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 3 | UCLA | 8 | 8 | 120 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 10 | 10 | 299 | 29.90 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.9 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 9 | 10 | 183 | 18.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Michigan | 9 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.7 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 11 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 1 | 1.1 | 24.9 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10 | 14 | 242 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 15 | 322 | 21.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.2 |
| 10 | Penn State | 10 | 17 | 355 | 20.88 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.5 |
| 10 | USC | 10 | 17 | 392 | 23.06 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.2 |
| 12 | Washington | 10 | 18 | 432 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.2 |
| 13 | Iowa | 9 | 17 | 234 | 13.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 10 | 23 | 479 | 20.83 | 1 | 2.3 | 47.9 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 10 | 24 | 430 | 17.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.0 |
| 16 | Indiana | 11 | 29 | 577 | 19.90 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.5 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 9 | 29 | 680 | 23.45 | 1 | 3.2 | 75.6 |
| 18 | Maryland | 10 | 34 | 837 | 24.62 | 1 | 3.4 | 83.7 |