2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jacory Barney, Jr. Nebraska SO WR 12 22 270 12.27 0 1.8 22.5
2 Kaden Wetjen Iowa SR WR 12 20 546 27.30 3 1.7 45.5
3 Brandon Inniss Ohio State JR WR 13 16 173 10.81 0 1.2 13.3
3 Koi Perich Minnesota SO DB 12 14 85 6.07 0 1.2 7.1
3 Semaj Morgan Michigan JR WR 11 13 30 2.31 0 1.2 2.7
6 Gary Bryant Jr. Oregon SR WR 11 12 81 6.75 0 1.1 7.4
6 Drew Wagner N'western SO WR 9 10 25 2.50 0 1.1 2.8
8 Jonathan Brady Indiana SR WR 15 15 279 18.60 1 1.0 18.6
8 Tyrell Henry Wisconsin JR WR 10 10 87 8.70 0 1.0 8.7
10 Omari Kelly Mich St SR WR 11 10 60 6.00 0 0.9 5.5
11 Hank Beatty Illinois SR WR 12 9 80 8.89 0 0.8 6.7
11 Mikey Matthews UCLA JR WR 12 9 47 5.22 0 0.8 3.9
13 Trebor Peña Penn State SR WR 12 8 71 8.88 0 0.7 5.9
14 Malik Benson Oregon SR WR 14 9 161 17.89 1 0.6 11.5
14 Denzel Boston Washington JR WR 11 7 26 3.71 0 0.6 2.4
14 Dezmen Roebuck Washington FR WR 12 7 22 3.14 0 0.6 1.8
14 Michael Jackson III Purdue SR WR 11 7 9 1.29 0 0.6 0.8
18 Makai Lemon USC JR WR 12 6 71 11.83 0 0.5 5.9
19 Jalil Farooq Maryland SR WR 11 4 38 9.50 0 0.4 3.5
20 Andrew Marsh Michigan FR WR 13 4 45 11.25 0 0.3 3.5
20 Devonte Ross Penn State SR WR 12 4 19 4.75 0 0.3 1.6
22 Octavian Smith Jr. Maryland SR WR 11 2 19 9.50 0 0.2 1.7
22 Josiah Zamora USC SR WR 11 2 18 9.00 0 0.2 1.6
22 DT Sheffield Rutgers SR WR 11 2 12 6.00 0 0.2 1.1
22 Ricardo Cooper Jr. Maryland SO DB 10 2 8 4.00 0 0.2 0.8
22 Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State SR DE 12 2 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
27 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State SR CB 11 1 36 36.00 0 0.1 3.3
27 D'Angelo Ponds Indiana JR DB 14 1 33 33.00 1 0.1 2.4
27 Jamir Conn Nebraska JR DB 12 1 25 25.00 0 0.1 2.1
27 Kaj Sanders Rutgers SO DB 11 1 23 23.00 0 0.1 2.1
27 Messiah Delhomme Maryland FR DB 11 1 19 19.00 0 0.1 1.7
27 Anthony Ward Washington SR LB 12 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.3
27 Mikail Kamara Indiana SR DL 15 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 1.1
27 Blake Purchase Oregon SO OLB 14 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 1.1
27 Rahshawn Clark Washington FR S 11 1 12 12.00 0 0.1 1.1
27 Jayden Ballard Wisconsin SR WR 12 1 6 6.00 0 0.1 0.5
27 Isaiah Mozee Nebraska FR RB 12 1 5 5.00 0 0.1 0.4
27 Daniel Ndukwe Indiana SO DL 15 1 3 3.00 0 0.1 0.2
27 Daniel Wingate Maryland JR LB 11 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Joe Taylor Michigan SR WR 12 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Logan Loya Minnesota SR WR 10 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Caden Curry Ohio State SR DE 13 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Dominic DeLuca Penn State SR LB 12 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Charlie Jarvis Wisconsin JR S 11 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
27 Jeremiah Smith Ohio State SO WR 12 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.1 -0.5

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.