2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Checa | Penn State | FR | K | 3 | 15 | 962 | 64.13 | 11 | 73.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | JR | P | 7 | 35 | 2223 | 63.51 | 18 | 51.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | SR | K | 7 | 34 | 2148 | 63.18 | 23 | 67.65 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | JR | K | 5 | 15 | 931 | 62.07 | 12 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cole Hahn | Mich St | FR | K | 6 | 21 | 1298 | 61.81 | 7 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | SR | PK | 8 | 35 | 2155 | 61.57 | 22 | 62.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | SR | K | 4 | 19 | 1155 | 60.79 | 7 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Moody | Michigan | FR | K | 3 | 16 | 958 | 59.88 | 8 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SO | K | 7 | 34 | 1968 | 57.88 | 11 | 32.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Blake Haubeil | Ohio State | SO | K | 1 | 4 | 231 | 57.75 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Emmit Carpenter | Minnesota | SR | K | 6 | 25 | 1441 | 57.64 | 11 | 44.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | FR | K | 7 | 26 | 1374 | 52.85 | 2 | 7.69 | 1 | 1 |
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.