2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 8 21 431 20.52 0 2.6 53.9
2 Minnesota 7 11 256 23.27 0 1.6 36.6
3 Nebraska 7 12 230 19.17 0 1.7 32.9
4 Northwestern 7 10 222 22.20 0 1.4 31.7
5 Washington 7 11 195 17.73 0 1.6 27.9
6 USC 9 15 243 16.20 0 1.7 27.0
7 Iowa 7 5 186 37.20 1 0.7 26.6
7 Oregon 7 9 186 20.67 0 1.3 26.6
9 Maryland 7 10 180 18.00 0 1.4 25.7
10 UCLA 8 11 204 18.55 0 1.4 25.5
11 Indiana 8 10 182 18.20 0 1.3 22.8
12 Michigan 8 8 170 21.25 0 1.0 21.3
13 Ohio State 8 10 164 16.40 0 1.3 20.5
14 Illinois 7 7 143 20.43 0 1.0 20.4
15 Penn State 8 8 151 18.88 0 1.0 18.9
16 Wisconsin 7 7 131 18.71 0 1.0 18.7
17 Purdue 7 5 99 19.80 0 0.7 14.1
18 Rutgers 7 4 89 22.25 0 0.6 12.7