2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 2 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 1 | 0.9 | 16.1 |
| 3 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 6 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 11 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 13 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 15 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 15 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 10 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 17 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 18 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 19 | Mikail Kamara | Indiana | SR | DL | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 20 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 22 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 24 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 25 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 27 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 28 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 29 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |