2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 12 | 31 | 580 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.3 |
| 2 | Purdue | 11 | 27 | 587 | 21.74 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 11 | 26 | 682 | 26.23 | 1 | 2.4 | 62.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 11 | 24 | 557 | 23.21 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Washington | 12 | 22 | 509 | 23.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.4 |
| 5 | Penn State | 11 | 22 | 438 | 19.91 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 12 | 21 | 537 | 25.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 44.8 |
| 8 | Iowa | 11 | 20 | 511 | 25.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.5 |
| 8 | USC | 12 | 20 | 328 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 10 | Michigan | 12 | 17 | 259 | 15.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 11 | Maryland | 11 | 14 | 206 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 11 | 12 | 308 | 25.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 11 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 14 | Illinois | 11 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.4 |
| 15 | Indiana | 12 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 11 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.8 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 167 | 27.83 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| 18 | Oregon | 11 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |