2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 1 | 1.2 | 28.3 |
| 2 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.8 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.7 |
| 6 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 7 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 12 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 13 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 17 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 20 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 21 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 22 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.