2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 1 | 2.4 | 47.6 |
| 2 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 3 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 50.4 |
| 3 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 170 | 21.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 9 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Josiah McLaurin | Maryland | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 13 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 22.3 |
| 13 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 13 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.6 |
| 18 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 18 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 18 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 18 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 18 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 26 | Sam Phillips | Iowa | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 26 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 26 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 26 | Jeremiah McClellan | Oregon | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 26 | Makai Jackson | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 26 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Quentin Redding | Minnesota | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tyseer Denmark | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.5 |