2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 218 | 31.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 72.7 |
| 2 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 276 | 34.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Dre Brown | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 191 | 27.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 63.7 |
| 4 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 4 | 9 | 238 | 26.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.5 |
| 5 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 3 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Aron Cruickshank | Wisconsin | FR | WR | 4 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 7 | Johnnie Dixon | Ohio State | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 8 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 9 | Javon Leake | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.3 |
| 10 | Isaih Pacheco | Rutgers | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Johnathan Thomas | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 94 | 94.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 31.3 |
| 12 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 13 | Maurice Washington | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Kyric McGowan | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 16 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | SO | DB | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 17 | Rayshad Lewis | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Justice Williams | Illinois | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 19 | Mike Majette | Indiana | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 20 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
| 21 | Colton Beebe | Minnesota | JR | TE | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 22 | Mohamed Ibrahim | Minnesota | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 23 | Devonte Young | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 25 | Garrett Groshek | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 26 | Wyatt Mazour | Nebraska | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 27 | Antjuan Simmons | Mich St | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Brad Hawkins | Michigan | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Bobby Walker | Illinois | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 30 | Austin Roberts | Illinois | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Mikale Wilbon | Nebraska | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 32 | Nick Scott | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Koa Farmer | Penn State | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.