2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James McCourt | Illinois | SR | K | 5 | 23 | 1501 | 65.26 | 20 | 86.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dragan Kesich | Minnesota | SO | K | 4 | 21 | 1364 | 64.95 | 18 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Coghlin | Mich St | SR | K | 4 | 26 | 1684 | 64.77 | 22 | 84.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jared Smolar | Indiana | SR | K | 4 | 20 | 1293 | 64.65 | 12 | 60.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordan Stout | Penn State | SR | K | 4 | 25 | 1612 | 64.48 | 24 | 96.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Caleb Shudak | Iowa | SR | K | 4 | 20 | 1280 | 64.00 | 16 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jake Moody | Michigan | SR | K | 4 | 29 | 1841 | 63.48 | 23 | 79.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Van Eekeren | Purdue | SO | K | 4 | 23 | 1456 | 63.30 | 15 | 65.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Brendan Franke | Nebraska | FR | PK | 5 | 25 | 1578 | 63.12 | 16 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Van Dyke | Wisconsin | SO | K | 3 | 14 | 882 | 63.00 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Noah Ruggles | Ohio State | SR | K | 4 | 30 | 1849 | 61.63 | 6 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Valentino Ambrosio | Rutgers | JR | PK | 4 | 26 | 1595 | 61.35 | 10 | 38.46 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Charlie Kuhbander | N'western | SR | K | 4 | 17 | 1041 | 61.24 | 4 | 23.53 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Joseph Petrino | Maryland | SR | K | 4 | 25 | 1513 | 60.52 | 5 | 20.00 | 0 | 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.