2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 374 | 24.93 | 2 | 1.7 | 41.6 |
| 2 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 20 | 242 | 12.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.9 |
| 3 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 247 | 20.58 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 140 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 10 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 13 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 15 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 10 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 18 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 22 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 23 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 23 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 25 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 27 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 28 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 29 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 30 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 30 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 30 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 34 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.