2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| 2 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Quayd Hendryx | Minnesota | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 46.5 |
| 3 | Nyziah Hunter | Nebraska | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 5 | Kenneth Williams | Mich St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Bryson Kuzdzal | Michigan | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Nate Palmer | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Josh Burnham | Indiana | SR | DL | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Legend Bey | Ohio State | FR | RB | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 14 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 14 | Ethan Boobie Feaster | USC | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Davin Stoffel | Illinois | SR | TE | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Harrison Bortolotti | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 19 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.