2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 5 | 16 | 295 | 18.44 | 2 | 3.2 | 59.0 |
| 2 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.6 |
| 3 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 4 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| 5 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Semaj Morgan | UCLA | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 7 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.6 |
| 8 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
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.