The Big Ten lacked clear-cut dominance at kicker, but the conference appears loaded at punter: A few guys could have made this list but didn’t. It shouldn’t be shocking an Iowa Hawkeye made this list because the special teams are always elite, or at least it will be until another Ferentz is promoted to special teams coordinator at Nepotism U.
An Ohio State Buckeye has also made the list, but that should be expected and the third man on the list is from the Indiana Hoosiers. That may be due to their poor offense rather than pure leg talent. Now let’s dive into the top three kickers in the Big Ten entering the 2023 season.