2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 553 | 29.11 | 3 | 2.1 | 61.4 |
| 2 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Josiah McLaurin | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 16 | 21 | 347 | 16.52 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.7 |
| 9 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| 9 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.9 |
| 12 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 16 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 16 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 13 | 8 | 155 | 19.38 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| 18 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 9 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.6 |
| 24 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 24 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 24 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Charlie Jarvis | Wisconsin | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 29 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 31 | Sam Phillips | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 31 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 15 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 31 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 31 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 31 | Mikail Kamara | Indiana | SR | DL | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 31 | Jeremiah McClellan | Oregon | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 31 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.