2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 7 185 26.43 1 0.5 14.2
2 Michigan State 11 12 308 25.67 1 1.1 28.0
3 Wisconsin 12 21 537 25.57 1 1.8 44.8
4 Nebraska 12 30 752 25.07 1 2.5 62.7
5 Iowa 12 23 560 24.35 1 1.9 46.7
6 Washington 12 22 509 23.14 0 1.8 42.4
7 Minnesota 12 25 570 22.80 0 2.1 47.5
8 Illinois 12 11 245 22.27 0 0.9 20.4
9 Purdue 11 27 587 21.74 0 2.5 53.4
10 Northwestern 12 11 227 20.64 0 0.9 18.9
11 Penn State 12 23 455 19.78 0 1.9 37.9
12 Indiana 14 9 174 19.33 0 0.6 12.4
13 Rutgers 11 8 152 19.00 0 0.7 13.8
14 UCLA 12 31 580 18.71 0 2.6 48.3
15 Oregon 14 6 111 18.50 0 0.4 7.9
16 Michigan 13 23 424 18.43 0 1.8 32.6
17 USC 13 21 350 16.67 0 1.6 26.9
18 Maryland 11 14 206 14.71 0 1.3 18.7