2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 278 | 21.38 | 2 | 3.3 | 69.5 |
| 2 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 3 | Semaj Morgan | UCLA | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
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.