2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Palmer | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 5 | Bryson Kuzdzal | Michigan | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Nyziah Hunter | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 5 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Legend Bey | Ohio State | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Travis Terrell, Jr. | Purdue | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Josh Burnham | Indiana | SR | DL | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 13 | Kenneth Williams | Mich St | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.5 |
| 13 | Quayd Hendryx | Minnesota | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 13 | Ethan Boobie Feaster | USC | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Gavin Sawchuk | N'western | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| 17 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Davin Stoffel | Illinois | SR | TE | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 17 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 17 | 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.