2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 18 | 521 | 28.94 | 3 | 2.0 | 57.9 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 315 | 18.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 28.6 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 17 | 241 | 14.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| 4 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 148 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.3 |
| 7 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 9 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| 9 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 10 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
| 12 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 15 | Sam Phillips | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 15 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 18 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 10 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 21 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 22 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 10 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 25 | Josiah McLaurin | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 26 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 27 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 29 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 30 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Octavian Smith Jr. | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 32 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 33 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 34 | Jeremiah McClellan | Oregon | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 35 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 36 | Makai Jackson | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 38 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 40 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 41 | Quentin Redding | Minnesota | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |