2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Nate Palmer Wisconsin JR RB 3 6 169 28.17 0 2.0 56.3
2 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 3 6 113 18.83 0 2.0 37.7
3 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 5 108 21.60 0 1.7 36.0
4 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 2 3 70 23.33 0 1.5 35.0
5 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 3 95 31.67 0 1.0 31.7
6 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 3 3 93 31.00 0 1.0 31.0
7 Kenneth Williams Mich St JR RB 3 3 90 30.00 0 1.0 30.0
8 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 3 2 72 36.00 0 0.7 24.0
9 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
10 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 3 3 62 20.67 0 1.0 20.7
11 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 3 3 58 19.33 0 1.0 19.3
12 Travis Terrell, Jr. Purdue JR RB 3 2 42 21.00 0 0.7 14.0
13 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois JR RB 3 1 31 31.00 0 0.3 10.3
14 Ethan Boobie Feaster USC FR WR 4 2 36 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
15 Legend Bey Ohio State FR RB 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
16 Gavin Sawchuk N'western SR RB 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
17 Dierre Hill Jr. Oregon SO RB 3 1 21 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
18 Evan Young Mich St SO S 3 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
19 Ja'shon Benjamin Rutgers SR RB 3 1 17 17.00 0 0.3 5.7
20 Josh Burnham Indiana SR DL 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
21 Davin Stoffel Illinois SR TE 3 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 4.3
22 Harrison Bortolotti Wisconsin SO RB 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
23 Riley Wormley USC FR RB 4 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 2.3
24 Andrew Olesh Oregon SO TE 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7

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