2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.8 |
| 2 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 3 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Mikail Kamara | Indiana | SR | DL | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 14 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 19 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 21 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 22 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |