2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 24 | 640 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 64.0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 9 | 26 | 567 | 21.81 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 10 | 23 | 549 | 23.87 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.9 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10 | 20 | 512 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.2 |
| 5 | Iowa | 10 | 18 | 455 | 25.28 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.5 |
| 6 | UCLA | 10 | 24 | 447 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.7 |
| 7 | Washington | 10 | 17 | 374 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.4 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 10 | 11 | 286 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.6 |
| 10 | Illinois | 10 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.4 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 12 | USC | 9 | 14 | 212 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.4 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 11 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.9 |
| 15 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 16 | Indiana | 10 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.9 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| 18 | Oregon | 11 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |