2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/13/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 5 12 251 20.92 0 2.4 50.2
2 Purdue 3 6 125 20.83 0 2.0 41.7
3 Minnesota 5 9 188 20.89 0 1.8 37.6
4 Indiana 5 7 183 26.14 0 1.4 36.6
5 Wisconsin 4 5 146 29.20 0 1.3 36.5
6 Washington 4 7 136 19.43 0 1.8 34.0
7 Iowa 5 4 166 41.50 1 0.8 33.2
8 Nebraska 5 8 154 19.25 0 1.6 30.8
9 UCLA 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
10 USC 7 12 197 16.42 0 1.7 28.1
11 Northwestern 4 5 109 21.80 0 1.3 27.3
12 Ohio State 4 7 108 15.43 0 1.8 27.0
13 Michigan 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
14 Illinois 5 5 112 22.40 0 1.0 22.4
15 Penn State 4 4 78 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
16 Maryland 4 2 58 29.00 0 0.5 14.5
17 Oregon 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0