2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 12 | 227 | 18.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 56.8 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 217 | 27.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.3 |
| 3 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.3 |
| 4 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 22.3 |
| 7 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 9 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 11 | Sam Phillips | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Josiah McLaurin | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 15 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 16 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Makai Jackson | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 19 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 21 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 22 | Jeremiah McClellan | Oregon | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 24 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 26 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 26 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 28 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 28 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 33 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Tyseer Denmark | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 37 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.