2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/18/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 18 | 521 | 28.94 | 3 | 1.6 | 47.4 |
| 2 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 11 | 22 | 270 | 12.27 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 247 | 20.58 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 170 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| 5 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 11 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 11 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 12 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 14 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 11 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 15 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 12 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 18 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 9 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 20 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 21 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 22 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 22 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 12 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 24 | Octavian Smith Jr. | Maryland | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 24 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 11 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 27 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 28 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 28 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 30 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 30 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 32 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 32 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 34 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Charlie Jarvis | Wisconsin | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.