2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 2 | Braeden Jackson | Iowa | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 156 | 39.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 31.2 |
| 3 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 5 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
| 5 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Nyziah Hunter | Nebraska | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| 7 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 8 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.3 |
| 8 | Nate Palmer | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Quayd Hendryx | Minnesota | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Travis Terrell Jr. | Purdue | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.7 |
| 11 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 12 | Bryson Kuzdzal | Michigan | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 13 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 8 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Legend Bey | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Ethan Boobie Feaster | USC | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 16 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 17 | Kenneth Williams | Mich St | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 19 | Gavin Sawchuk | N'western | SR | RB | 6 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 21 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 6 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Ben Black III | Rutgers | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 23 | Tanook Hines | USC | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Murphy Clement | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Juju Pope | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Devin McCuin | Ohio State | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 27 | Troy Leigber | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 28 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 28 | Taariq Al-Uqdah | Washington | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 30 | Maxence LeBlanc | Ohio State | JR | TE | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 30 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 30 | Josh Burnham | Indiana | SR | DL | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Ethan Black | Penn State | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 33 | Brandon Smith | Oregon | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 33 | Hayden Timosciek | Purdue | SR | OL | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 36 | Ryan Estrada | Minnesota | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 37 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 38 | Andrew Olesh | Oregon | SO | TE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Noah Fox-Flores | UCLA | SO | TE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 40 | Jadyn Ramos | USC | FR | DE | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |