2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Williams | Mich St | JR | RB | 8 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.3 |
| 2 | Quayd Hendryx | Minnesota | FR | WR | 8 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 8 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 4 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | SR | RB | 8 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 6 | Braeden Jackson | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 4 | 156 | 39.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 22.3 |
| 7 | Nyziah Hunter | Nebraska | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Bryson Kuzdzal | Michigan | SR | RB | 8 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 9 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 8 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.4 |
| 10 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 8 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 9 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| 12 | Travis Terrell Jr. | Purdue | JR | RB | 8 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 13 | Juju Pope | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 14 | Legend Bey | Ohio State | FR | RB | 6 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Ethan Boobie Feaster | USC | FR | WR | 9 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 16 | Ejani Shakir | Maryland | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Devin McCuin | Ohio State | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 18 | Ben Black III | Rutgers | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 9 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | Maryland | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 21 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 22 | Gavin Sawchuk | N'western | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| 23 | Jacory Barney Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 24 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 8 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 26 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 26 | Xe'ree Alexander | Washington | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 28 | Tanook Hines | USC | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Troy Leigber | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 29 | Ja'shon Benjamin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 31 | Maxence LeBlanc | Ohio State | JR | TE | 7 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 32 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 32 | Taariq Al-Uqdah | Washington | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 34 | Antonio Harris | Purdue | JR | RB | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Hayden Timosciek | Purdue | SR | OL | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 37 | Josh Burnham | Indiana | SR | DL | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 38 | Davin Stoffel | Illinois | SR | TE | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 38 | Derrick Simmons | Mich St | FR | DL | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 40 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 41 | Harrison Bortolotti | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Kaleb Webb | Maryland | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Andrew Olesh | Oregon | SO | TE | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 43 | Noah Fox-Flores | UCLA | SO | TE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 45 | Jadyn Ramos | USC | FR | DE | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 46 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.