2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 182 | 45.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 182.0 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brady | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 4 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Kaj Sanders | Rutgers | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Devonte Ross | Penn State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Omari Kelly | Mich St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 10 | Malik Benson | Oregon | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Blake Purchase | Oregon | SO | OLB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Josiah McLaurin | Maryland | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Denzel Boston | Washington | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Trebor Peña | Penn State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Cooper Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 16 | DT Sheffield | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Michael Jackson III | Purdue | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Drew Wagner | N'western | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 20 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |