2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 11 | 18 | 183 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 2 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 364 | 22.75 | 2 | 1.5 | 33.1 |
| 3 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Gary Bryant Jr. | Oregon | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 11 | Makai Lemon | USC | JR | WR | 9 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 13 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 11 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Dezmen Roebuck | Washington | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 13 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 19 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 19 | Jalil Farooq | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 21 | Octavian Smith Jr. | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| 21 | Josiah Zamora | USC | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | SR | DE | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Lorenzo Styles Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Jamir Conn | Nebraska | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 25 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 25 | Anthony Ward | Washington | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 25 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Jayden Ballard | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Daniel Ndukwe | Indiana | SO | DL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Daniel Wingate | Maryland | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Joe Taylor | Michigan | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Logan Loya | Minnesota | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Caden Curry | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.