2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 20 | 546 | 27.30 | 3 | 1.7 | 45.5 |
| 2 | Indiana | 14 | 17 | 316 | 18.59 | 2 | 1.2 | 22.6 |
| 2 | Oregon | 14 | 26 | 316 | 12.15 | 2 | 1.9 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 12 | 24 | 303 | 12.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 13 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| 6 | Maryland | 11 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 12 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 9 | USC | 13 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 12 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Illinois | 12 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Washington | 12 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13 | 18 | 75 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 11 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 15 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 11 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 12 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 18 | Purdue | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |