2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 538 | 28.32 | 3 | 1.6 | 44.8 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 270 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| 6 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 0.4 | 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 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 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 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 12 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 17 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 19 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 12 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 22 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 12 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 23 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 24 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 24 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 34 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 35 | Jeremiah McClellan | Oregon | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 36 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 12 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Makai Jackson | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 38 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 39 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 40 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 41 | Quentin Redding | Minnesota | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |