2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 12 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 12 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 16 | Octavian Smith Jr. | Maryland | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 16 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 27 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 27 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.