2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 13 21 563 26.81 3 1.6 43.3
2 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 16 21 347 16.52 1 1.3 21.7
3 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 13 22 270 12.27 0 1.7 20.8
4 Hank Beatty Illinois SR WR 13 13 213 16.38 1 1.0 16.4
5 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 14 17 181 10.65 0 1.2 12.9
6 Malik Benson Oregon SR WR 15 9 161 17.89 1 0.6 10.7
7 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 12 12 150 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
8 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 13 18 118 6.56 0 1.4 9.1
9 Denzel Boston Washington JR WR 12 8 104 13.00 1 0.7 8.7
10 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 12 14 98 7.00 0 1.2 8.2
11 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 10 10 87 8.70 0 1.0 8.7
12 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 12 6 71 11.83 0 0.5 5.9
12 Devonte Ross Penn State SR WR 13 8 71 8.88 0 0.6 5.5
12 Trebor Peña Penn State SR WR 13 8 71 8.88 0 0.6 5.5
15 Kaj Sanders Rutgers SO DB 12 2 63 31.50 1 0.2 5.3
16 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 12 9 47 5.22 0 0.8 3.9
17 Sam Phillips Iowa SR WR 13 1 46 46.00 0 0.1 3.5
17 Jalil Farooq Maryland SR WR 12 6 46 7.67 0 0.5 3.8
19 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 13 4 45 11.25 0 0.3 3.5
20 Dakorien Moore Oregon FR WR 11 4 44 11.00 0 0.4 4.0
21 Isaiah Mozee Nebraska FR RB 13 2 43 21.50 0 0.2 3.3
22 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State SR CB 12 1 36 36.00 0 0.1 3.0
23 D'Angelo Ponds Indiana JR DB 15 1 33 33.00 1 0.1 2.2
24 Messiah Delhomme Maryland FR DB 12 2 30 15.00 0 0.2 2.5
24 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 11 13 30 2.31 0 1.2 2.7
26 Rahshawn Clark Washington FR S 12 2 29 14.50 0 0.2 2.4
27 Josiah McLaurin Maryland SO WR 4 5 28 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
28 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 10 14 27 1.93 0 1.4 2.7
29 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 12 8 26 3.25 0 0.7 2.2
30 Jamir Conn Nebraska JR DB 13 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 1.9
31 Dezmen Roebuck Washington FR WR 13 7 22 3.14 0 0.5 1.7
32 Octavian Smith Jr. Maryland SR WR 12 2 19 9.50 0 0.2 1.6
33 Josiah Zamora USC SR WR 11 2 18 9.00 0 0.2 1.6
34 Anthony Ward Washington SR LB 13 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.2
34 Mikail Kamara Indiana SR DL 16 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.0
36 Jeremiah McClellan Oregon FR WR 15 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.0
36 Blake Purchase Oregon SO OLB 15 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.0
38 DT Sheffield Rutgers SR WR 12 2 12 6.00 0 0.2 1.0
39 Makai Jackson Indiana SR WR 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
40 Jett Elad Rutgers SR DB 12 1 10 10.00 0 0.1 0.8
41 Ricardo Cooper Jr. Maryland SO DB 11 2 8 4.00 0 0.2 0.7
42 Jayden Ballard Wisconsin SR WR 12 1 6 6.00 0 0.1 0.5
43 Daniel Ndukwe Indiana SO DL 15 1 3 3.00 0 0.1 0.2
44 Quentin Redding Minnesota SR WR 7 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3