2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 186 | 18.60 | 2 | 1.7 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 10 | USC | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 11 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |