2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 85 | 85.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 42.5 |
| 2 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |