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 Rahshawn Clark Washington JR CB 8 13 221 17.00 0 1.6 27.6
3 Quayd Hendryx Minnesota FR WR 8 11 256 23.27 0 1.4 32.0
4 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 8 10 214 21.40 0 1.3 26.8
4 Nyziah Hunter Nebraska SR WR 8 10 176 17.60 0 1.3 22.0
6 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 8 9 181 20.11 0 1.1 22.6
7 Bryson Kuzdzal Michigan SR RB 8 8 170 21.25 0 1.0 21.3
8 Zay Robinson Penn State FR WR 8 7 136 19.43 0 0.9 17.0
9 Dierre Hill Jr. Oregon SO RB 8 6 155 25.83 0 0.8 19.4
10 Juju Pope Wisconsin JR RB 6 4 80 20.00 0 0.7 13.3
10 Legend Bey Ohio State FR RB 6 4 72 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
10 Ethan Boobie Feaster USC FR WR 9 6 99 16.50 0 0.7 11.0
13 Braeden Jackson Iowa SO RB 7 4 156 39.00 1 0.6 22.3
13 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 9 5 130 26.00 0 0.6 14.4
13 Travis Terrell Jr. Purdue JR RB 8 5 110 22.00 0 0.6 13.8
16 Ejani Shakir Maryland JR WR 6 3 61 20.33 0 0.5 10.2
17 Ben Black III Rutgers JR WR 8 3 72 24.00 0 0.4 9.0
17 Devin McCuin Ohio State SR WR 7 3 65 21.67 0 0.4 9.3
17 Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding Maryland JR WR 7 3 48 16.00 0 0.4 6.9
20 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 9 3 72 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
20 Mac Resetich Illinois SR DB 8 2 44 22.00 0 0.3 5.5
20 Gavin Sawchuk N'western SR RB 8 2 39 19.50 0 0.3 4.9
20 Aidan Laughery Illinois SR RB 8 2 32 16.00 0 0.3 4.0
20 Jordon Davison Oregon SO RB 8 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
20 Kaleb Webb Maryland SR WR 8 2 8 4.00 0 0.3 1.0
26 Josh Burnham Indiana SR DL 9 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.8
27 Jacory Barney Jr. Nebraska JR WR 8 1 37 37.00 0 0.1 4.6
27 Xavier Williams Iowa JR RB 8 1 30 30.00 0 0.1 3.8
27 Ricardo Cooper Jr. Maryland JR DB 8 1 29 29.00 0 0.1 3.6
27 Xe'ree Alexander Washington SR LB 7 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 3.6
27 Tanook Hines USC SO WR 8 1 24 24.00 0 0.1 3.0
27 Troy Leigber UCLA SR RB 8 1 19 19.00 0 0.1 2.4
27 Ja'shon Benjamin Rutgers SR RB 7 1 17 17.00 0 0.1 2.4
27 Isaiah Mozee Nebraska SO RB 8 1 17 17.00 0 0.1 2.1
27 Taariq Al-Uqdah Washington SR LB 8 1 17 17.00 0 0.1 2.1
27 Maxence LeBlanc Ohio State JR TE 7 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 2.3
27 Antonio Harris Purdue JR RB 8 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 2.0
27 Hayden Timosciek Purdue SR OL 8 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.9
27 Davin Stoffel Illinois SR TE 8 1 13 13.00 0 0.1 1.6
27 Derrick Simmons Mich St FR DL 8 1 13 13.00 0 0.1 1.6
27 Riley Wormley USC FR RB 9 1 10 10.00 0 0.1 1.1
27 Harrison Bortolotti Wisconsin SO RB 8 1 8 8.00 0 0.1 1.0
27 Andrew Olesh Oregon SO TE 8 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.6
27 Noah Fox-Flores UCLA SO TE 7 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.6
27 Jadyn Ramos USC FR DE 9 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.2
27 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.