2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 2 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 2 | 3.0 | 83.7 |
| 3 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 4 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 6 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 7 | Mikey Matthews | UCLA | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Reece Vander Zee | Iowa | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 9 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 11 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 12 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.