2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Hintze | Wisconsin | JR | K | 4 | 22 | 1424 | 64.73 | 18 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Rafael Checa | Penn State | FR | K | 3 | 20 | 1253 | 62.65 | 12 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Caleb Lightbourn | Nebraska | JR | P | 4 | 28 | 1748 | 62.43 | 15 | 53.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois | SR | PK | 4 | 21 | 1308 | 62.29 | 12 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Miguel Recinos | Iowa | SR | K | 4 | 27 | 1663 | 61.59 | 11 | 40.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Spencer Evans | Purdue | SR | K | 3 | 21 | 1291 | 61.48 | 12 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cole Hahn | Mich St | FR | K | 4 | 17 | 1042 | 61.29 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SO | K | 4 | 21 | 1266 | 60.29 | 5 | 23.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jake Moody | Michigan | FR | K | 3 | 20 | 1198 | 59.90 | 8 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Emmit Carpenter | Minnesota | SR | K | 4 | 20 | 1181 | 59.05 | 11 | 55.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Drew Luckenbaugh | N'western | SO | K | 3 | 15 | 879 | 58.60 | 5 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | FR | K | 4 | 21 | 1209 | 57.57 | 4 | 19.05 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Blake Haubeil | Ohio State | SO | K | 3 | 19 | 1084 | 57.05 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 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.