2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | JR | PK | 4 | 14 | 907 | 64.79 | 12 | 85.71 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | SO | K | 4 | 22 | 1409 | 64.05 | 16 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | JR | K | 4 | 17 | 1061 | 62.41 | 10 | 58.82 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | JR | K | 3 | 14 | 883 | 63.07 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Griffin Oakes | Indiana | SR | K | 4 | 20 | 1249 | 62.45 | 11 | 55.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | James Foug | Michigan | SR | K | 4 | 17 | 1075 | 63.24 | 9 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Drew Brown | Nebraska | SR | PK | 3 | 13 | 816 | 62.77 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brett Scanlon | Mich St | SR | K | 4 | 18 | 1142 | 63.44 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Santoso | Minnesota | SR | P | 4 | 16 | 979 | 61.19 | 5 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Luke Otto | N'western | SR | K | 4 | 16 | 952 | 59.50 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tyler Davis | Penn State | SR | K | 3 | 20 | 1252 | 62.60 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Justin Davidovicz | Rutgers | FR | PK | 3 | 12 | 746 | 62.17 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Danny Sutton | Maryland | SR | PK | 4 | 18 | 1077 | 59.83 | 2 | 11.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Sean Nuernberger | Ohio State | JR | K | 3 | 15 | 776 | 51.73 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.